Sex-differences in excess death risk during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the first wave across Italian regions. What have we learned?

Abstract In this commentary, we bring together knowledge on sex-differences in excess death during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, one of the most hit European countries. We zoom into Italian regions to account for the spatial gradient of the spread of the virus. Analyses of excess...

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Main Authors: Silvia Rizzi, Cosmo Strozza, Virginia Zarulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-08-01
Series:Genus
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41118-022-00172-8