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. 2021 Jun 14;49(6):723-724.
doi: 10.1515/jpm-2021-0246. Print 2021 Jul 27.

COVID-19 vaccine: the gender disparity

Valentina Corda  1 , Federica Murgia  1 , Giovanni Monni  1
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COVID-19 vaccine: the gender disparity

Valentina Corda et al. J Perinat Med. .
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Keywords: Covid-19; gender; vaccination.

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