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Review Article| Volume 2, ISSUE 1, P119-128, May 2022

Health Care Disparities in Gynecologic Oncology

  • Allison Grubbs
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    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 250 East Superior Street, Suite 05-2168, Chicago, IL 60611-2914, USA
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  • Emma L. Barber
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    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 250 East Superior Street, Suite 05-2168, Chicago, IL 60611-2914, USA

    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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  • Dario R. Roque
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    Corresponding author.
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    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 250 East Superior Street, Suite 05-2168, Chicago, IL 60611-2914, USA

    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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