Credentialing and licensing of gerontologists.
1988
R C Atchley
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008004
Licensure
The legal authority or formal permission from authorities to carry on certain activities which by law or regulation require such permission. It may be applied to licensure of institutions as well as individuals.
The recognition of professional or technical competence through registration, certification, licensure, admission to association membership, the award of a diploma or degree, etc.
D005853
Geriatrics
The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.
Gerontology
D014481
United States
A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.