Estimate of venous thromboembolism and related-deaths attributable to the use of combined oral contraceptives in France.

PURPOSE: To estimate the number of venous thromboembolic events and related-premature mortality (including immediate in-hospital lethality) attributable to the use of combined oral contraceptives in women aged 15 to 49 years-old between 2000 and 2011 in France. METHODS: French data on sales of combi...

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Main Authors: Aurore Tricotel, Fanny Raguideau, Cédric Collin, Mahmoud Zureik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3994005?pdf=render