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