The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 4 , Pages 423-425 , October 2007

A call to arms

Presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Phoenix, AZ, May 2–6, 2007

  • Helen A. Pass, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center, Breast Service, Lawrence Hospital, 55 Palmer Ave, Bronxville, NY 10708, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-734-358-1221; fax: +1-914-787-4230.
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  • Maureen Kalil, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • American Society of Breast Surgeons, 5950 Symphony Woods Rd, Ste. 212, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
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  • Sharon Grutman, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • American Society of Breast Surgeons, 5950 Symphony Woods Rd, Ste. 212, Columbia, MD 21044, USA

Received 31 May 2007 ,Revised 18 June 2007

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  2. Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2001;
  3. Buchholz TA, Theriault RL, Niland JC, et al. The use of radiation as a component of breast conservation therapy in National Comprehensive Cancer Network Centers. J Clin Oncol. 2006;4:361–369

PII: S0002-9610(07)00529-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.006

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 4 , Pages 423-425 , October 2007

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