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Editorial
. 2013 Jul 24;310(4):376-7.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.8273.

Black-white differences in breast cancer outcomes among older Medicare beneficiaries: does systemic treatment matter?

Jeanne S Mandelblatt, Vanessa B Sheppard, Alfred I Neugut
Editorial

Black-white differences in breast cancer outcomes among older Medicare beneficiaries: does systemic treatment matter?

Jeanne S Mandelblatt et al. JAMA. .
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