A high cholecystectomy rate in a cohort of Mexican American women who are postpartum at the time of oral contraceptive pill initiation

Contraception

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 357-359

  Stuart, Gretchen S ^a   Tang, Jennifer H ^b   Heartwell, Stephen F ^c   Westhoff, Carolyn L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Domestic Programs   (United States)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cholelithiasis; Gallstones; Mexican American; Oral contraceptives; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PUERPERIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35349015728     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.06.016     Document Type: Article

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