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¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York Department of Medicine and, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York.

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Jason D Wright et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Oct.

. 2013 Oct;122(4):906-907.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a7b774.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York Department of Medicine and, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York.

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Trends in hospital volume and patterns of referral for women with gynecologic cancers.
Wright JD, Neugut AI, Lewin SN, Lu YS, Herzog TJ, Hershman DL. Wright JD, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun;121(6):1217-1225. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31828ec686. Obstet Gynecol. 2013. PMID: 23812455 Free PMC article.
Trends in hospital volume and patterns of referral for women with gynecologic cancers: adherence to treatment guidelines for ovarian cancer as a measure of quality care.
Barnett JC, Phippen NT, Leath CA 3rd. Barnett JC, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Oct;122(4):905-906. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a79fd0. Obstet Gynecol. 2013. PMID: 24084554 No abstract available.

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