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Sex differences in the case-fatality rates for COVID-19—A comparison of the age-related differences and consistency over seven countries

BACKGROUND: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was noted that males seemed to have higher case-fatality rates than females. We examined the magnitude and consistency of the sex differences in age-specific case-fatality rates (CFRs) in seven countries. METHODS: Data on the cases and deaths from COVID...

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Autores principales: Green, Manfred S., Nitzan, Dorit, Schwartz, Naama, Niv, Yaron, Peer, Victoria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8084161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33914806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250523