DoH seems to have underestimated incidence of venous thromboembolism in users of combined oral contraceptives

Using an evidence based approach to this issue, we conducted a search on Medline and Embase using several terms: contraceptives, oral (oral contraceptive agents); thromboembolism; thrombophlebitis; venous thrombosis (vein thrombosis/deep vein thrombosis); pulmonary embolism (lung embolism); and inci...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 319; no. 7206; p. 387
Main Authors Lawrenson, R A, Whalley, A, Simpson, E, Farmer, R D T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 07.08.1999
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
British Medical Journal
Subjects
Birth control
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined - adverse effects
Embolisms
Estrogens
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Incidence
Letters
Oral contraceptives
Studies
Thromboembolism
Thromboembolism - chemically induced
Thrombosis
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Venous thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis - chemically induced
Women
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Summary:Using an evidence based approach to this issue, we conducted a search on Medline and Embase using several terms: contraceptives, oral (oral contraceptive agents); thromboembolism; thrombophlebitis; venous thrombosis (vein thrombosis/deep vein thrombosis); pulmonary embolism (lung embolism); and incidence or cohort studies (cohort analysis).
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.319.7206.387