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The History of Medical Migration to Snowflake, Arizona
Tuberculosis sufferer Susan moved from Ireland to Snowflake, Arizona. She and her family are one of about three dozen households scattered across the area. The history of medical migration to this part of the country goes back a long way. A hundred years ago, doctors encouraged people with tuberculosis to head west for the same clean, dry air.
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