Risk prediction of developing venous thrombosis in combined oral contraceptive users.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a complex multifactorial disease influenced by genetic and environmental risk factors. An example for the latter is the regular use of combined oral contraceptives (CC), which increases the risk to develop VTE by 3 to 7 fold, depending on estrogen dosage and the type...

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Main Authors: Aaron McDaid, Emmanuelle Logette, Valérie Buchillier, Maude Muriset, Pierre Suchon, Thierry Daniel Pache, Goranka Tanackovic, Zoltán Kutalik, Joëlle Michaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531518?pdf=render