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A cost-saving measure for ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections

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  1. Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2AP, UK

    Jennifer Murphy, Sharon McGarry, Anish Patel, A. Mark Davies, Steven L. James & Rajesh Botchu

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Murphy, J., McGarry, S., Patel, A. et al. A cost-saving measure for ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections. J Ultrasound 21, 277–278 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-018-0296-3

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