Open AccessAn example of clinical inertia in geriatrics
Author(s) -
Tahir Belice,
Mustafa Ubay,
Fatma O Gozubuyuk,
Rasim S Yilmaz,
Arif Yüksel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1427_20
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , geriatrics , family medicine , test (biology) , gerontology , psychiatry , immunology , paleontology , biology
As we know that close contact is the main reason of the contagious diseases, caregivers are at higher risk for diseases that we can prevent by vaccines. In present study, we aim at revealing an example of clinical inertia in geriatrics, which shows us the status of vaccination both in a group of older patients and their caregivers.