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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
Health Care Economics and Organizations > Social Control, Formal > Credentialing > Certification
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Control, Formal > Credentialing > Certification

Preferred term

Certification  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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In other languages

  • Attestation

    French

  • Certification
  • Qualification
  • Reconnaissance d'aptitude professionnelle
  • Reconnaissance professionnelle

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