Practices and attitudes towards medicine consumption amongst the Portuguese population

Calha, António

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Calha, António

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The way different social groups interpret disease status constitutes a determinant factor of differentiation in the demand and consumption of drugs. In this communication we defi ne a typology of attitudes towards symptoms of disease as well as different practices in the consumption of drugs in each of the profiles.