The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak Highlights the Importance of Sex-sensitive Medicine

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed important differences between the sexes in epidemiology, risk factors, clinical course, mortality and socioeconomic dimensions of the disease in all populations worldwide. This has emphasised the need for a better understanding of d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maas, Angela HEM, Oertelt-Prigione, Sabine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Radcliffe Cardiology 2020
Materias:
Covid-19
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7479529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32944091
http://dx.doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2020.28
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Sumario:The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed important differences between the sexes in epidemiology, risk factors, clinical course, mortality and socioeconomic dimensions of the disease in all populations worldwide. This has emphasised the need for a better understanding of diversity aspects in healthcare to improve prevention, treatment and long-term consequences. In this article, the authors describe the most relevant knowledge thus far on sex differences regarding COVID-19.

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