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. 2022 Sep:163:88.
doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.05.004. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Men with COVID-19 die. Women survive…at any age!

Marco Rossato  1 , Alessandra Andrisani  2 , Eva Zabeo  3 , Angelo Di Vincenzo  3
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Men with COVID-19 die. Women survive…at any age!

Marco Rossato et al. Maturitas. 2022 Sep.
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  • More on age and gender in COVID-19.
    Ferretti VV, Klersy C, Bruno R, Cutti S, Nappi RE. Ferretti VV, et al. Maturitas. 2022 Sep;163:89. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.05.011. Epub 2022 Jun 15. Maturitas. 2022. PMID: 35717261 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Men with COVID-19 die. Women survive.
    Ferretti VV, Klersy C, Bruno R, Cutti S, Nappi RE. Ferretti VV, et al. Maturitas. 2022 Apr;158:34-36. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.11.014. Epub 2021 Nov 24. Maturitas. 2022. PMID: 35241235 Free PMC article.

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