'elective nature' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is chosen or determined by an individual's own preferred choice. For example: "The elective nature of the course enabled the students to choose their own topics to explore."
The occasional student objects to evolutionary theory on the basis of Creationist or Intelligent Design reasoning; however, the elective nature of the course makes these individuals rare (O'Brien et al. 2009).
In modern-day Germany, the Empire continued, but the elective nature of the imperial crown meant that there was no enduring dynasty around which a strong state could form.
Considering the elective nature of choosing a political affiliation, we expected that political affiliation may represent an instance of a perceptually ambiguous category.
Given the elective nature of the surgery, these patients represent a cohort of potentially predictable ALI patients for future study.
This was deemed relevant given the highly elective nature of surgery for the conditions in our study.
The relatively high case-load, the elective nature of breast cancer surgery and an early policy change have undoubtedly facilitated the move towards sub-specialization.
Because of the non-elective nature of critical illness, it could not be prospectively confirmed that patients did not have PTSD prior to ICU admission.
Although no history of PTSD was identified at enrollment, it is possible that some study patients had pre-existing PTSD that was not reported; due to the non-elective nature of their ICU admissions, patients were not prospectively assessed for symptoms of PTSD prior to enrollment.
Admission hemoglobin was not available for 34,843 hospitalizations (7.8%); the majority of these admissions (82%) were elective in nature, including elective surgery and chemotherapy.
The cohort consisted of 74,254 patients, of whom 28,680 were urgent, 31,545 were semi-urgent and 14,029 were elective in nature (Table 1).
The section about radiology clerkships was extended with items about the types of a radiology clerkship (an obligatory or an elective) and the nature of the tasks students carry out during the clerkship.
