Is it sex, gender, or both? A plea for clarification in scientific presentations.

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The Bert Bradford Chairman of the Department of Surgery William J. Maier Endowed Chair of Research, Professor of Surgery and Division Chief - General Surgery West Virginia University/Charleston Division, Charleston, WV. Electronic address:

Published: June 2020

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