Research ArticleOriginal Research

Nonemergent Emergency Department Use Among Patients With a Usual Source of Care

Jennifer Villani and Karoline Mortensen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2013, 26 (6) 680-691; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.06.120327

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