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ASO Author Reflections: County-Level Social Vulnerability Associated with Disparities in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment, Especially among Patients from Racial and Ethnic Minorities

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA

    Adrian Diaz MD, MPH, Rosevine A. Azap BS & Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, FRACS (Hon.)

  2. IHPI Clinician Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Adrian Diaz MD, MPH

  3. Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Adrian Diaz MD, MPH

  4. Department of Surgery, Wexner Medical Center, The Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research, Health Services Management and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, FRACS (Hon.)

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Correspondence to Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, FRACS (Hon.).

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The authors have no conflicts of interest pertaining to the work herein. Dr. Diaz receives funding from the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation Clinician Scholars Program and salary support from the Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations during the time of this study. This does not necessarily represent the views of the US Government or Department of Veterans Affairs.

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Impact of Race/Ethnicity and County-Level Vulnerability on Receipt of Surgery Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed with Early Pancreatic Cancer” Ann Surg Oncol. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-09911-1.

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Diaz, A., Azap, R.A. & Pawlik, T.M. ASO Author Reflections: County-Level Social Vulnerability Associated with Disparities in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment, Especially among Patients from Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 6317–6318 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-09923-x

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