Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Owner:
Prof.Dr. Okay Başak, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Family Medicine Association

Editor-in-Chief
Prof.Dr. Nafiz Bozdemir Cukurova University, Retired Faculty Member, Adana-Turkey

Deputy Chief Editors
Prof.Dr. Sevgi Özcan, Department of Family Medicine, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana- Turkey

Prof.Dr. Hatice Kurdak, Department of Family Medicine, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana- Turkey

Assoc.Dr. Özden Gökdemir, Department of Family Medicine, Izmir University of Economics Faculty of Medicine, Izmir- Turkey

Assoc.Dr. Olgu Aygün, Department of Family Medicine, Izmir City Hospital, Izmir-Turkey

Prof. Dr. Zeliha Yelda Özer, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Adana- Turkey


Editor-in-Chief Advisory Board
Prof.Dr. Okay Başak (Professor Emeritus, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Recep Erol Sezer (Professor Emeritus, Cumhuriyet University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Dilek Güldal (Dokuz Eylül University Retired Faculty Member, Turkey)

Area Editors
Prof.Dr. Sevgi Özcan (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Okay Başak (Adnan Menderes University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Hatice Kurdak (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Dilek Güldal (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Erkan Melih Şahin (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Ruhuşen Kutlu (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Ümit Aydoğan (University of Health Sciences, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Rıza Çıtıl (Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Turkey)
Assoc.Dr Nil Tekin (University of Health Sciences, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Tamer Edirne (Pamukkale University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Derya Iren Akbıyık (Hitit University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Günvar (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özden Gökdemir (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
Assoc.Dr. Yusuf Çetin Doğaner (SBÜ Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Turkey)
Assoc.Dr. Yücel Uysal (Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey)


Language Editors

English Language:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Günvar (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özden Gökdemir (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr Yusuf Çetin Doğaner (University of Health Sciences, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Gereklioğlu (Başkent University, Turkey)

Turkish Language:
Prof.Dr. Hatice Kurdak (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ziya Halefoğlu (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Onur Dursun (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Filiz Yıldız (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aslı Korur (Başkent University, Turkey)
Prof. Dr. Faculty Member. Zeliha Yelda Özer (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Prof. Dr. Lecturer. Ayşe Nur Topuz (Çukurova University, Turkey)

International Editors
Prof Dr Lewis D. Ritchie (Aberdeen University, UK)
Prof.Dr Donald B. Middleton (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Prof.Dr Valius Leonas (Kaunas University, Lithuania)
Prof.Dr. Mehmet Ungan (WONCA Europe, President Elect)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Radost Assenova (University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Prof.Dr Shlomo Vinker (Tel Aviv University, ISR)
Prof.Dr. Eleni Jelastopulu (University of Patras, Greece)
Prof.Dr Roberto Volpe (National Research Concil (CNR) of Italy)


Statistics Editors
Prof.Dr. Refik Burgut (Maltepe University, Turkey)
Prof.Dr. Cahit Özer (Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Ünal (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaşar Sertdemir (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökçe İşcan (Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey)
Prof. Dr. Lecturer. Mehmet Göktuğ Kılınçarslan (Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey)


Graphic Editors
Mustafa Celik (SBU. Ankara E.A. Hospital, Ankara, Turkey)
Ömer Tuğrul Çelik (Freelance Graphic Designer, Germany)