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ASO Author Reflections: Lower Guideline Concordance and Decreased Overall Survival for Melanoma Patients at Minority-Serving Hospitals: How Can We Do Better?

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  1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA

    Alicia C. Greene DO, William G. Wong DO, Colette R. Pameijer MD, FACS & Chan Shen PhD

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Greene, A.C., Wong, W.G., Pameijer, C.R. et al. ASO Author Reflections: Lower Guideline Concordance and Decreased Overall Survival for Melanoma Patients at Minority-Serving Hospitals: How Can We Do Better?. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 3646–3647 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13377-8

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