Frequency of use of acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and aspirin in US women

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 687-693

  Curhan, Gary C ^a,c   Bullock, Andrea J ^b   Hankinson, Susan E ^a,c   Willett, Walter C ^a,c   Speizer, Frank E ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Women

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036905688     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.732     Document Type: Article

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