Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Iran Red Crescent Med J 2012; 14(5):318-319 ©Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Views of Medical Students on Elder Discrimination

The age of 65 and older grows rapidly in the world, which until recently was deemed to be young. Chang-es in the social structure increase the importance of nursing elderly patients in the area of health ser-vices.1,2 The most important problem is the fact that health services can not be allocated fairly as it is im-plemented worldwide. While fairness in nursing of elderly patients takes shape with the equal usage of health services, it diminishes in line with the health personnel's tendency to discriminate elders.1,3 Elder discrimination is defined as discrimination aimed at the elderly persons. Only behavior patterns depending on chronological age develop in health personnel when elder discrimination exists and a ten-dency to treat the acute diseases of the young person