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Authors
- Weerasak Singhatanadgige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7166-1381)
- Teerachat Tanasansomboon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2448-2118)
- Manassanan Jitjumnong
- Pornpan Chalermkitpanit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6928-8864)
- Wicharn Yingsakmongkol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8784-7604)
- Sittisak Honsawek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3852-9092)
Institutions
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329552
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chulalongkorn University
- Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University