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Vancouver

Alnasser SM, Nuhmani S, ElSodany AM, Muaidi QI. The effect of progressive loading protocol on bone mineral density and quality of life in osteoporotic patients: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2025;22(2):em641. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/16174

APA

Alnasser, S. M., Nuhmani, S., ElSodany, A. M., & Muaidi, Q. I. (2025). The effect of progressive loading protocol on bone mineral density and quality of life in osteoporotic patients: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 22(2), em641. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/16174

AMA

Alnasser SM, Nuhmani S, ElSodany AM, Muaidi QI. The effect of progressive loading protocol on bone mineral density and quality of life in osteoporotic patients: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2025;22(2), em641. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/16174

Chicago

Alnasser, Saeed Mufleh, Shibili Nuhmani, Ahmed Mohamed ElSodany, and Qassim I Muaidi. "The effect of progressive loading protocol on bone mineral density and quality of life in osteoporotic patients: A single-blind randomized controlled trial". Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2025 22 no. 2 (2025): em641. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/16174

Harvard

Alnasser, S. M., Nuhmani, S., ElSodany, A. M., and Muaidi, Q. I. (2025). The effect of progressive loading protocol on bone mineral density and quality of life in osteoporotic patients: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 22(2), em641. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/16174

MLA

Alnasser, Saeed Mufleh et al. "The effect of progressive loading protocol on bone mineral density and quality of life in osteoporotic patients: A single-blind randomized controlled trial". Electronic Journal of General Medicine, vol. 22, no. 2, 2025, em641. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/16174