Sex differences in clinical phenotype and transitions of care among individuals dying of COVID-19 in Italy

Sex differences in clinical phenotype and transitions of care among individuals dying of COVID-19 in Italy

Abstract Background Among the unknowns posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the role of biological sex to explain disease susceptibility and progression is still a matter of debate, with limited sex-disaggregated data available. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed to...

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Main Authors: Valeria Raparelli, Luigi Palmieri, Marco Canevelli, Flavia Pricci, Brigid Unim, Cinzia Lo Noce, Emanuele R. Villani, Paula A. Rochon, Louise Pilote, Nicola Vanacore, Graziano Onder, Italian National Institute of Health COVID-19 Mortality Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Sex
COVID-19
Transition of care
Comorbidities
In-hospital complications
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-020-00334-3

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