Next steps to improve disparities in lung cancer treatment clinical trial enrollment

Affiliations

¹ Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;; Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
³ Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;; Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

Editorial

Leah L Zullig et al. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Mar.

. 2017 Mar;5(5):118.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.01.25.

¹ Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;; Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
³ Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;; Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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