Hospital admission and mortality rates for venous thromboembolism in Oxford region, UK, 1975-98.
Multiple-cause-coded mortality rates for thromboembolism in the Oxford region of the UK showed a steady decline fom 1975 to 1998. The trend for admission rates was less clear-cut, but recent changes were not specific to women of ages associated with use of oral contraceptives or hormone-replacement therapy.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral