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ASO Author Reflections: Using Causal Mediation Analysis to Understand the Proportion of Survival Disparities Mediated by Potentially Modifiable Treatment Factors

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Douglas S. Swords MD, MS

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Courtney L. Scaife MD

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Swords, D.S., Scaife, C.L. ASO Author Reflections: Using Causal Mediation Analysis to Understand the Proportion of Survival Disparities Mediated by Potentially Modifiable Treatment Factors. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 3169–3170 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09322-8

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