THE CARE OF WOUNDS
AGUIDE FOR NURSES
THIRD EDITION
CAROL DEALEYPhD MA BSc (Hons) RGN RCNT
Research Fellow
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, and
School of Health Sciences
University of Birmingham
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dealey, Carol.
The care of wounds : a guide for nurses / Carol
Dealey. – 3rd ed.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-1863-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-4051-1863-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Wounds and injuries – Nursing.
[DNLM 1. Wounds and Injuries – nursing.
2. Wound Healing – physiology. WO 700 D279c
2005] I. Title.
RD93.95.D43 2005
617.1 – dc22
2005001740
ISBN 10: 1-4051-1863-6
ISBN 13: 978-14051-1863-7
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