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ASO Author Reflections: Equitable High-Quality Cancer Surgery Care: Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism

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  1. Section of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Nabil Wasif MD, MPH

  2. Surgical Outcomes Program, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Nabil Wasif MD, MPH

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This ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Racial and Socioeconomic Differences in the Use of High-Volume Commission on Cancer-Accredited Hospitals for Cancer Surgery in the United States,” Ann Surg Oncol. 2018; 25:1116–1125.

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Wasif, N. ASO Author Reflections: Equitable High-Quality Cancer Surgery Care: Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism. Ann Surg Oncol 25 (Suppl 3), 614–615 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6774-1

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