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Supported in Part by Education and Research Fund, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Canada, and Clinical Investigatorship Award, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Alberta, Canada.
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Tsui, B.C.H., Dillane, D. & Walji, A.H. Cadaveric ultrasound imaging for training in ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks: Upper extremity. Can J Anesth 54, 392–396 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03022663
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