Background: Clinical inertia is a failure of starting or intensifying treatment when indicated. Clinical inertia in glycemic control is an important obstacle in intensification with oral anti-diabetic drugs and insulin therapies.Objectives: To determine the rate of inertia among a sample of physicians treating diabetic patients and to compare the clinical inertia of the physician practicing at different fields of medicine.
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