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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 15;2(9):1407-1410.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.027. Epub 2020 May 4.

Sex Differences in Mortality From COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Men Vulnerable and Women Protected?

Garima Sharma  1   2 , Annabelle Santos Volgman  3 , Erin D Michos  1   2
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Sex Differences in Mortality From COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Men Vulnerable and Women Protected?

Garima Sharma et al. JACC Case Rep. .
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Keywords: ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; CVD, cardiovascular disease; SARS-CoV, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus; mortality; sex differences.

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Sex Differences in Risk Factors and Mortality From the COVID-19 Pandemic
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