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Towards Better Breast Cancer Outcomes for Indigenous Populations in High-Income Countries with Highly Developed Health Systems

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  2. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

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  3. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Australia

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Ung, O.A. Towards Better Breast Cancer Outcomes for Indigenous Populations in High-Income Countries with Highly Developed Health Systems. World J Surg 46, 622–623 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06380-1

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