title: Oral contraceptives and fatal pulmonary embolism.
abstract: In a national case-control study of fatal pulmonary embolism in New Zealand women of childbearing age, we estimated that current users of combined oral contraceptives had a relative risk of 9.6 (95% CI 3.1-29.1). From national distribution data, the absolute risk of death from pulmonary embolism in current users was estimated to be 10.5 per million woman-years.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Skegg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Herbison
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral