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Editorial
. 2018 Oct 15;124(20):3975-3978.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.31558. Epub 2018 Aug 20.

Socioeconomics, race, and ethnicity in childhood cancer survival: Accessing and addressing root causes of disparities

Meryl D Colton  1 , Makenzie Hawkins  2 , DeLayna Goulding  1 , Myles Cockburn  2   3 , Adam L Green  1   3   4
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Editorial

Socioeconomics, race, and ethnicity in childhood cancer survival: Accessing and addressing root causes of disparities

Meryl D Colton et al. Cancer. .
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