Differences in the quality of breast cancer care among vulnerable populations.

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Published in Cancer on December 01, 2005

Authors

David A Haggstrom1, Chris Quale, Rebecca Smith-Bindman

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7344, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

CT DOSE Collaboratory | NCT03000751

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