Family history and risk of venous thromboembolism with oral contraception

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7315, 2001, Pages 752-

  Vandenbroucke, Jan P ^a   Van Der Meer, Felix J M ^b   Helmerhorst, Frans M ^c   Rosendaal, Frits R ^d   Cosmi, Benilde ^e  

^a Department of Clinical Epidemiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Haemostasis and Thrombosis Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 85007683230     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7315.752     Document Type: Letter

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