Sexual Dimorphism in Tuberculosis Incidence: Children Cases Compared to Adult Cases in Tuscany from 1997 to 2011

BACKGROUND: In most countries, men seem to be more susceptible to tuberculosis (TB) than women, but only few studies have investigated the reasons of this gender incidence difference. The effect of sexual hormones on immunity is possible. METHODS: Data from children and adults, living in Tuscany, ho...

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Autores principales: Stival, Alessia, Chiappini, Elena, Montagnani, Carlotta, Orlandini, Elisa, Buzzoni, Carlotta, Galli, Luisa, de Martino, Maurizio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4177846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25255233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105277

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4177846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25255233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105277

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