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ASO Author Reflections: How Do Patients and Caregivers Select Hospitals for Complex Cancer Care?

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This study was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health under Award Number: F32CA217455.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Zhi Ven Fong

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Lara Traeger

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Fong, Z.V., Traeger, L. ASO Author Reflections: How Do Patients and Caregivers Select Hospitals for Complex Cancer Care?. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 4193–4194 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09538-8

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