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Editorial
. 2022 Dec 8;114(12):1570-1571.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac122.

Variation in Cardiac Dose Explains a "Fraction" of the Disparities Among Breast Cancer Patients

Rinaa S Punglia  1   2 , Michael J Hassett  2   3
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Editorial

Variation in Cardiac Dose Explains a "Fraction" of the Disparities Among Breast Cancer Patients

Rinaa S Punglia et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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