title: Accreditation and the quality movement in France.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Jean Verdier, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 93140 Bondy, France. alexandra.giraud@jvr.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giraud
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000592:standards; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D006291:Health Policy; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013038:Specialization; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods