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Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

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  1. Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Karen H. Albritton M.D.

  2. Academic Unit Paediatric Oncology, Christie Hospital, NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4Bx, UK

    Tim Eden M.B. BS, M.D.

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  1. Karen H. Albritton M.D.
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  1. St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon, USA

    W. Archie Bleyer

  2. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Ronald D. Barr

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Albritton, K.H., Eden, T. (2007). Access to Care Before and During Therapy. In: Bleyer, W.A., Barr, R.D. (eds) Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68152-6_4

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