Oral contraceptives intake may be inversely correlated with varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency: Analysis of sex related and lifestyle risk factors in women

Phlebologie

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 90-95

  Górski, Grzegorz ^a   Kielar, M ^b   Porzycki, P ^b   Noszczyk, W ^b  

^a CSK MSWiA   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Oral contraception; Risk factors; Varicosis

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL RECORD; OFFICE WORKER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULCER HEALING; VARICOSIS; WORK;

EID: 17144443434     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1621452     Document Type: Article

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