Disparities in vascular surgery: is it biology or environment?

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Published in J Vasc Surg on April 01, 2010

Authors

Louis L Nguyen1, Antonia J Henry

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and the Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. llnguyen@partners.org

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