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The Key to Early Childhood Success in Rural North Carolina

Sarah Langer Hall and Kimberly L. McCombs-Thornton
North Carolina Medical Journal November 2018, 79 (6) 390-393; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.79.6.390
Sarah Langer Hall
senior manager of policy and programs, Institute for Emerging Issues, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Kimberly L. McCombs-Thornton
research and evaluation director, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Raleigh, North Carolina
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