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ASO Author Reflections: Identifying and Understanding Disparities in Access to Surgery: Operable Lung Cancer in North Carolina

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  1. Department of Cardiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Ashley E. Burch PhD

  2. Department of Health Services and Information Management, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Ashley E. Burch PhD

  3. Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Jan H. Wong MD & William D. Irish PhD, MSc

  4. Department of Public Health, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    William D. Irish PhD, MSc

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Burch, A.E., Wong, J.H. & Irish, W.D. ASO Author Reflections: Identifying and Understanding Disparities in Access to Surgery: Operable Lung Cancer in North Carolina. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 7494–7495 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12179-8

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