This is the reference list for Ryan J. Cook’s “I Didn’t Want to Be One of the Contaminated People”: Confronting a Mystery Illness in a Rural American Landscape. A pdf version, including both the main text and references, can be downloaded here.

References

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——. 2012b. “Report: Now 15 Tic Cases in Le Roy, Including a Boy.” The Batavian, January 25. http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/report-now-15-tic-cases-le-roy-including-boy/30134.

——. 2012c. “Specialist Questions Scientific Validity of Le Roy District’s Environmental Reports.” The Batavian, January 28. http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/specialist-questions-scientific-validity-le-roy-districts-environmental-reports/30187.

——. 2012d. “Three of the Original 12 Students with Tic-like Symptoms in Le Roy Had Preexisting Conditions.” The Batavian, February 3. http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/three-original-12-students-tic-symptoms-le-roy-had-preexisting-conditions/30301.

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——. 2012h. “Mechtler Disputes PANDAS Diagnosis for Le Roy Girls Seen by New Jersey Doctor.” The Batavian, February 6. http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/mechtler-disputes-pandas-diagnosis-le-roy-girls-seen-new-jersey-doctor/30337.

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