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Sex: It is the genetic, hormonal, and anatomic characteristics that determine whether a person is a biological female or male; typically defined by physical assessment of genitalia.
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Pinto, P., Persaud, D., Gritsenko, K. (2017). Sex and Gender in Pain. In: Yong, R., Nguyen, M., Nelson, E., Urman, R. (eds) Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43133-8_32
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