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Research Article

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Use of High-Quality Hospitals Among Thyroid Cancer Patients

Uchechukwu C. MegwaluDepartment of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Yifei MaDepartment of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USAView further author information
Pages 482-488 | Received 11 Dec 2020, Accepted 31 May 2021, Published online: 17 Jun 2021

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