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

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 St...

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Main Authors: Antônio I. de Loyola Filho, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Elizabeth Uchôa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2004-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2004000600025