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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gottgens I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7530641 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in neurology 20200918
The impact of sex and gender on disease incidence, progression, and provision of care has gained increasing attention in many areas of medicine. Biological factors-sex-and sociocultural and behavioral factors-gender-greatly impact on health and disease. While sex can modulate disease progression and response to therapy, gender can influence patient-provider communication, non-pharmacological disease management, and need for assistance. Sex and gender issues are especially relevant in chronic pro ...[more]