Trends in centralization of cancer surgery.

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Published in Ann Surg Oncol on June 18, 2010

Authors

Karyn B Stitzenberg1, Neal J Meropol

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. karyn_stitzenberg@med.unc.edu

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