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Health Care Economics and Organizations > Social Control, Formal > Credentialing > Certification
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Control, Formal > Credentialing > Certification
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Quality of Health Care > Quality Assurance, Health Care > Credentialing > Certification
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Quality of Health Care > Quality Assurance, Health Care > Credentialing > Certification

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Certification  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Certification Level
  • Certification Levels
  • Level, Certification
  • Levels, Certification

Note

  • by the profession; certification by various boards can go here but consider also LICENSURE; coordinate IM with specialty or discipline (IM); specify geographic term if pertinent; ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION see ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION is also available

Scope note

  • Compliance with a set of standards defined by non-governmental organizations. Certification is applied for by individuals on a voluntary basis and represents a professional status when achieved, e.g., certification for a medical specialty.

History note

  • 68

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002568

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