Sex differences in the case-fatality rates for COVID-19-A comparison of the age-related differences and consistency over seven countries.

<h4>Background</h4>Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was noted that males seemed to have higher case-fatality rates than females. We examined the magnitude and consistency of the sex differences in age-specific case-fatality rates (CFRs) in seven countries.<h4>Methods</h4>Da...

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Main Authors: Manfred S Green, Dorit Nitzan, Naama Schwartz, Yaron Niv, Victoria Peer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250523