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Oral contraceptives and the risk of gallbladder disease : a meta-analysis. 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 83, n° 8, 1993, pages 1113-1120, 46 réf., ISSN 0090-0036, USA
Rijksuniv Limburg. Dep epidemiology. MD Maastricht. NLD
Objectives
This study was designed to assess the risk of gallbladder disease due to oral contraceptive use by conductiong a thorough literatue review.
Methods
Controlled epidemiologic studies published through March 1992 were systematically searched and evaluated.
Of 25 studies (27 publications), 9 could stand the test of critical appraisal with respect to validity.
Restriction to these studies was judged to circumvent publication bias at the same time.
Results
Oral contraceptive use is associated with a slightly and transiently increased rate of gallbladder disease.
Mots-clés BDSP : Epidémiologie, Contraceptif, Appareil digestif [pathologie], Homme, Contraceptif oral
Mots-clés Pascal : Vésicule biliaire, Epidémiologie, Contraceptif, Voie biliaire pathologie, Appareil digestif pathologie, Homme, Femelle, Voie orale, Métaanalyse
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Gallbladder, Epidemiology, Contraceptive, Biliary tract disease, Digestive diseases, Human, Female, Oral administration, Metaanalysis
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