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ASO Author Reflections: Access to Healthcare Does Not Mean Access to Health: Food Deserts in the Land of Plenty

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  1. Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Abigail J. Fong MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Kelly Lafaro MD

  3. Department of Surgery, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Yuman Fong MD

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Yuman Fong is a scientific consultant for Medtronics, Johnson and Johnson, and Olympus, and has received royalties from Merck and Imugene. Abigail J. Fong and Kelly Lafaro have no disclosures to declare.

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Fong, A.J., Lafaro, K. & Fong, Y. ASO Author Reflections: Access to Healthcare Does Not Mean Access to Health: Food Deserts in the Land of Plenty. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 2508–2509 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09059-4

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