Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): we don't leave women alone

Affiliations

¹ Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126, Verona, Italy. alessandro.mantovani@univr.it.
² Section of General Medicine, Hypertension and Liver Unit, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
³ Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126, Verona, Italy.

Comment

Alessandro Mantovani et al. Int J Public Health. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;65(3):235-236.

doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01369-4. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

¹ Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126, Verona, Italy. alessandro.mantovani@univr.it.
² Section of General Medicine, Hypertension and Liver Unit, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
³ Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126, Verona, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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