Gender differences in health protective behaviours and its implications for COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan: a population-based study

Abstract Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection produces more severe symptoms and a higher mortality in men than in women. The role of biological sex in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is believed to explain this sex disparity. However, the contribution...

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Main Authors: Jasmine Tan, Yilin Yoshida, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, Chien-Chang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14288-1