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Behavioral Health Issues of NC Farmers

What Can't be Fixed with Tape and Twine

Robin Tutor Marcom, LaMar Grafft, Elizabeth Wilson, Jackie Bruce, K.S.U. Jayaratne and Gary Roberson
North Carolina Medical Journal November 2018, 79 (6) 378-381; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.79.6.378
Robin Tutor Marcom
director, North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, Greenville, North Carolina
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LaMar Grafft
associate director, North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, Greenville, North Carolina
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Elizabeth Wilson
director, Agricultural Institute and assistant dean of Academic Programs, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Jackie Bruce
associate professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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K.S.U. Jayaratne
associate professor and state leader for Extension Program Evaluation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Gary Roberson
associate professor and extension specialist, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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