Oral contraceptive use is a provoking factor for venous thromboembolism

BMJ. 2017 Apr 27:357:j2073. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2073.

Authors

Saskia Middeldorp¹, Alfonso Iorio²

Affiliations

¹ Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Vascular Medicine, F4-276, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
² Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4B2.

PMID: 28450404
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j2073

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Case-Control Studies
Contraceptives, Oral
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined*
Humans
Risk Factors
Thromboembolism
Venous Thromboembolism*

Substances

Contraceptives, Oral
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined