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Insurance status and stage of cancer at diagnosis among women with breast cancer †
Article first published online: 11 JUN 2007
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22786
Copyright © 2007 American Cancer Society
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Halpern, M. T., Bian, J., Ward, E. M., Schrag, N. M. and Chen, A. Y. (2007), Insurance status and stage of cancer at diagnosis among women with breast cancer . Cancer, 110: 403–411. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22786
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See related editorial on pages 231–3 and related original article on pages 395–402, this issue.
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- Issue published online: 29 JUN 2007
- Article first published online: 11 JUN 2007
- Manuscript Accepted: 13 APR 2007
- Manuscript Revised: 22 MAR 2007
- Manuscript Received: 9 MAR 2007
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