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Health risks and outcomes that disproportionately affect women during the Covid-19 pandemic: A review

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  • Connor, Jade
  • Madhavan, Sarina
  • Mokashi, Mugdha
  • Amanuel, Hanna
  • Johnson, Natasha R.
  • Pace, Lydia E.
  • Bartz, Deborah

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The Covid-19 pandemic is straining healthcare systems in the US and globally, which has wide-reaching implications for health. Women experience unique health risks and outcomes influenced by their gender, and this narrative review aims to outline how these differences are exacerbated in the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • Connor, Jade & Madhavan, Sarina & Mokashi, Mugdha & Amanuel, Hanna & Johnson, Natasha R. & Pace, Lydia E. & Bartz, Deborah, 2020. "Health risks and outcomes that disproportionately affect women during the Covid-19 pandemic: A review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 266(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:266:y:2020:i:c:s0277953620305839
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113364
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