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Disparities in breast cancer care delivery: solving a complex puzzle

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Acknowledgments

CRF was supported by a Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health (R00 NR010750).

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  1. University of Michigan School of Nursing, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, 400 North Ingalls #4162, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5482, USA

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This is an invited commentary to article doi: 10.1007/s10549-011-1916-1

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Friese, C.R. Disparities in breast cancer care delivery: solving a complex puzzle. Breast Cancer Res Treat 133, 297–299 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-012-2005-9

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