Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor

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Keywords

Health and Medicine Hospitals Mental Health Psychiatric Disorders Type 2 Diabetes

Article Information

Journal

PLOS Medicine

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004261

COI Statement

Competing Interests: see manuscript

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Claire Turner

PLOS

medicinepress@plos.org

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PLOS. (2023, August 4). Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y45Z3KL/type-2-diabetes-is-associated-with-hospital-stays-for-a-wide-range-of-medical-conditions-but-in-people-diagnosed-at-a-young-age-mental-health-disorders-are-the-biggest-contributing-factor.html

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"Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor." Brightsurf News, Aug. 4 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y45Z3KL/type-2-diabetes-is-associated-with-hospital-stays-for-a-wide-range-of-medical-conditions-but-in-people-diagnosed-at-a-young-age-mental-health-disorders-are-the-biggest-contributing-factor.html.