THE MEANING OF THE WOUND TO SUFFERERS OF CHRONIC ULCERS

• Main Authors: Maristela Oliveira Lara (Author), Assis do Carmo Pereira Júnior (Author), Júlia Silva de Figueiredo Pinto (Author), Nayara Figueiredo Vieira (Author), Patrícia Wichr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This descriptive study has a qualitative approach and aims to understand the meaning of the wound for patients with chronic ulcers. Data collection was carried out between January and May 2010, by means of individual interview with five patients and checking the medical records of patients attended...