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. 2020 Nov-Dec;39(8):660-665.
doi: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1805742. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

Deadly Companions: COVID-19 and Diabetes in Mexico

Merrill Singer  1
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Deadly Companions: COVID-19 and Diabetes in Mexico

Merrill Singer. Med Anthropol. 2020 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

In this commentary, I assess the adverse syndemic interactions between COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus. This syndemic is of major concern for a country like Mexico which has seen a steady rise in the percentage of its population suffering these diseases. Mexico now has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world and a rapidly growing COVID-19 caseload.

Keywords: Covid-19; Mexico; diabetes; social determinants of health; syndemic.

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