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ASO Author Reflections: Baby Steps: Building the Foundation for Defining, Identifying, and Intervening on Social Determinants of Health in Routine Oncology Care

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  1. Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Scarlett B. Hao MD, MPH, Alexander A. Parikh MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO & Rebecca A. Snyder MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Alexander A. Parikh MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO

  3. Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Rebecca A. Snyder MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO

  4. Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Rebecca A. Snyder MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO

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Hao, S.B., Parikh, A.A. & Snyder, R.A. ASO Author Reflections: Baby Steps: Building the Foundation for Defining, Identifying, and Intervening on Social Determinants of Health in Routine Oncology Care. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 7321–7322 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-14206-8

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