Considering sex and gender in Epidemiology: a challenge beyond terminology. From conceptual analysis to methodological strategies.

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"Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. HC receives funding from the GINCO project ANR-19-CE41-0014. MKI receives funding from Horizon 2020 European research Council (Gendhi-Synergy grant agreement SGY2019-856478)."