Reproductive factors and lower extremity arterial occlusive disease in women

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 505-511

  Holzer, Gerold ^a   Koschat, Martin A ^b   Kickinger, Wolfgang ^c   Clementi, Wolfgang ^a   Holzer, Lukas A ^a   Metka, Markus M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b IMD   (Switzerland)

^c Special Hospital for Rehabilitation   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lower extremity arterial occlusive disease; Menarche; Menopause; Reproductive factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LEG AMPUTATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OVARIECTOMY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMPUTEES; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; AUSTRIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547653196     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9156-8     Document Type: Article

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