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ASO Author Reflections: The Financial Impact of Out-of-Pocket Costs Among Patients Undergoing Resection for Colorectal Carcinoma

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

    Alessandro Paro MD & Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH, MTS, PhD, FACS, FRACS (Hon.)

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Paro, A., Pawlik, T.M. ASO Author Reflections: The Financial Impact of Out-of-Pocket Costs Among Patients Undergoing Resection for Colorectal Carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 5398–5399 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11760-5

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