MP67-11 DOES EQUAL ACCESS MEAN EQUAL TREATMENT? RACE AND TREATMENT RECEIVED IN AN EQUAL ACCESS MEDICAL CENTER
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0022-5347,1527-3792
DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000947.011