Bambuí Project: a qualitative approach to self-medication Projeto Bambuí: uma abordagem qualitativa na investigação da automedicação

• Autores principales: Antônio I. de Loyola Filho (Autor), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Autor), Elizabeth Uchôa (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Representations related to self-medication were investigated, seeking to identify contextual elements that can reinforce or inhibit such practice. An anthropological approach based on the model of signs, meanings, and actions was used. Twenty-nine inhabitants from the town of Bambuí, Minas Gerais S...