Hormone replacement therapy and the risk of hospitalization for venous thromboembolism: A population-based study in southern Europe

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-390

  Varas Lorenzo, Cristina ^a,f   García Rodríguez, Luis Alberto ^b   Cattaruzzi, Chiara ^c   Troncon, Maria Grazia ^d   Agostinis, Luisa ^e   Perez Gutthann, Susanne ^a  

^a Novartis Pharma   (Spain)

^b Department of Pharmacoepidemiology   (Spain)

^c U O di Radiodiagnostica   (Italy)

^d Direzione Regionale Sanrtà   (Italy)

^e Insiel   (Italy)

^f Departamento médico   (Spain)

Author keywords

Estrogen replacement therapy; Risk; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHLEBITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VARICOSIS;

EID: 2642609496     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009461     Document Type: Article

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