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Heather Stapleton research cited in NC Policy Watch article on a potential thyroid cancer cluster in Iredell County, NC

Published March 22, 2019

NC Policy Watch - "Duke U. scientists to focus on radon, coal ash, flame retardants in Iredell thyroid cancer cluster probe"

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