Calha, António2015-04-202015-04-202014-110212-6567http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/8385The 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.engAttitudes.Illness.Medication.Symptomsjournal article