Research ArticleOriginal Research

Influence of Elective versus Emergent Hospital Admission on Patient Satisfaction

Joshua J. Fenton, Anthony F. Jerant and Peter Franks
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2014, 27 (2) 249-257; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.130177

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