title: Credentialing by legislative fiat: implications for the allied health professions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: Q W
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Fasser
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Holcomb
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D002568:Certification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003406:Credentialing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States