Time, Space, and Place: Can Geospatial Information Systems Clarify the Tension Between Regionalization and Access for Complex Cancer Surgery?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
² Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. Bradley.reames@unmc.edu.

Editorial

Jason M Lizalek et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Dec.

. 2023 Dec;30(13):7915-7917.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-14292-8. Epub 2023 Sep 8.

¹ Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
² Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. Bradley.reames@unmc.edu.

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