Impact of sex and gender on COVID-19 outcomes in Europe.

Christian LoeweVera Regitz-ZagrosekHannelore K NeuhauserRosemary MorganSabra L Klein

Published in: Biology of sex differences (2020)

The sex and gender disparities observed in COVID-19 vulnerability emphasize the need to better understand the impact of sex and gender on incidence and case fatality of the disease and to tailor treatment according to sex and gender. The ongoing and planned prophylactic and therapeutic treatment studies must include prospective sex- and gender-sensitive analyses.

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