Identifying and Addressing Health Disparities in Thyroid Cancer Care

Affiliations

¹ Diabetes & Endocrinology Care, Community Health Network, Indianapolis, Indiana 46256, USA.
² George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
³ Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

Editorial

Ernest O Asamoah et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 19;107(5):e2190-e2191.

doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab875.

¹ Diabetes & Endocrinology Care, Community Health Network, Indianapolis, Indiana 46256, USA.
² George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
³ Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: disparities; e-consults; health equity; telehealth; thyroid cancer.

Comment on

Physician Specialties Involved in Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Implications for Improving Health Care Disparities.
Radhakrishnan A, Reyes-Gastelum D, Abrahamse P, Gay B, Hawley ST, Wallner LP, Chen DW, Hamilton AS, Ward KC, Haymart MR. Radhakrishnan A, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Feb 17;107(3):e1096-e1105. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab781. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022. PMID: 34718629 Free PMC article.

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