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. 2020 Jul:108:154248.
doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154248. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Letter to the Editor: Mental Health and Psychological Distress in People with Diabetes during COVID-19

Sonia Mukhtar  1 , Sakina Mukhtar  2
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Letter to the Editor: Mental Health and Psychological Distress in People with Diabetes during COVID-19

Sonia Mukhtar et al. Metabolism. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 coronavirus; diabetes; emotional wellbeing; mental health; people with diabetes; psychological distress.

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