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Editorial
. 2021 Feb 15;127(4):507-509.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.33234. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

Insurance status and high-volume surgical cancer: Access to high-quality cancer care

Adrian Diaz  1 , Timothy M Pawlik  1
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Insurance status and high-volume surgical cancer: Access to high-quality cancer care

Adrian Diaz et al. Cancer. .
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Keywords: cancer; disparties; high-volume; insurance status; outcomes.

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