Disparities in Access to Pediatric Neurooncological Surgery in the United States
- 1 October 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 124 (4) , e688-e696
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate whether disparities in access to high-volume centers for neurooncological care existed in the United States in 1988–2005.Keywords
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