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Sex disparities in cystic fibrosis: review on the effect of female sex hormones on lung pathophysiology and outcomes

Sex differences in morbidity and mortality have been reported in the cystic fibrosis (CF) population worldwide. However, it is unclear why CF women have worse clinical outcomes than men. In this review, we focus on the influence of female sex hormones on CF pulmonary outcomes and summarise data from...

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Autores principales: Lam, Grace Y., Goodwin, Jodi, Wilcox, Pearce G., Quon, Bradley S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7836644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33532475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00475-2020