Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(3):2217-2219 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0021

Missed nursing care and related concepts: two decades of research and the road ahead

Alvisa Palese
University of Udine, Department of Medicine, Italy

Received: August 19, 2025; Accepted: August 19, 2025; Published: September 6, 2025  Show citation

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Palese A. Missed nursing care and related concepts: two decades of research and the road ahead. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2025;16(3):2217-2219. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0021.
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