Disparities in breast cancer treatment and survival for women with disabilities.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on November 07, 2006

Authors

Ellen P McCarthy1, Long H Ngo, Richard G Roetzheim, Thomas N Chirikos, Donglin Li, Reed E Drews, Lisa I Iezzoni

Author Affiliations

1: Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. emccarth@bidmc.harvard.edu

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