Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Users of the Oral Contraceptive Pill
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Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Users of the Oral Contraceptive Pill
Background and Purpose—Use of oral contraceptives has increased, and there is uncertainty about the stroke risk associated with their use. Our aim was to investigate this issue. Methods—Using case-control techniques, we identified consecutive women with ischemic stroke from 4 Melbourne hospitals. All patients were between 15 and 55 years of age and had no prior stroke. Neighborhood-based contro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000077925.16041.6b