The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 549-553 , April 2010

Disparity in limb-salvage surgery among sarcoma patients

  • Stephanie Downing, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Ave. NW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20060, USA
    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Nita Ahuja, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Tolulope A. Oyetunji, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Ave. NW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20060, USA
    • ,
  • David Chang, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Ave. NW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20060, USA
    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Ave. NW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20060, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-202-865-6409; fax: +1-202-865-6433

Received 19 August 2009 ,Revised 8 December 2009

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.003

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 549-553 , April 2010

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