Hysterectomy, oophorectomy and risk of dementia: a nationwide historical cohort study.

Thien Kieu Thi Phung,Berit Lindum Waltoft,Thomas Munk Laursen,Annette Settnes,Lars Vedel Kessing,Preben Bo Mortensen,Gunhild Waldemar

Hysterectomy, oophorectomy and risk of dementia: a nationwide historical cohort study.

2010

Thien Kieu Thi Phung
Berit Lindum Waltoft
Thomas Munk Laursen
Annette Settnes
Lars Vedel Kessing
Preben Bo Mortensen
Gunhild Waldemar

Background: This study aimed to determine whether there is an association between hysterectomy and dementia. Methods: All female Danish residents born before 1966

Keywords:

Hysterectomy
Obstetrics
Risk factor
Historical Cohort
Oophorectomy
Cohort study
Psychiatry
Dementia
Relative risk
Medicine
Physical therapy
Danish
Cognitive disorder

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