Surgery for colorectal cancer: Race-related differences in rates and survival among Medicare beneficiaries.

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Published in Am J Public Health on April 01, 1996

Authors

G S Cooper1, Z Yuan, C S Landefeld, A A Rimm

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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