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Our compliance:
http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html?HONConduct833343 |
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Health On
The Net Code Of Conduct Principles
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1.
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Authority |
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Any
medical or health advice provided and hosted on this
site will only be given by medically trained and
qualified professionals unless a clear statement is
made that a piece of advice offered is from a
non-medically qualified individual or organisation. |
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DAVAL compliance
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Other
than where clearly stated, information displayed on
this site is provided by a non-medically qualified
organisation. Information provided by medical
professionals includes their name, qualifications
and contact points. |
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2.
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Complementarity |
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The information provided on this
site is designed to support, not replace, the
relationship that exists between a patient/site
visitor and his/her existing physician. |
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DAVAL compliance
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The information provided on this
site is designed to support, not replace, the
relationship that exists between a patient/site
visitor and his/her existing physician. |
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Confidentiality |
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Confidentiality of data relating to individual
patients and visitors to a medical/health Web site,
including their identity, is respected by this Web
site. The Web site owners undertake to honour or
exceed the legal requirements of medical/health
information privacy that apply in the country and
state where the Web site and mirror sites are
located. |
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We do not display patient
information, with the exception of authorised
testimonial. |
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Attribution |
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Where appropriate, information
contained on this site will be supported by clear
references to source data and, where possible, have
specific HTML links to that data. The date when a
clinical page was last modified will be clearly
displayed (e.g. at the bottom of the page). |
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DAVAL compliance
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Data from third party sources is
clearly marked, with links to those sources. |
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Justifiability |
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Any claims relating to the
benefits/performance of a specific treatment,
commercial product or service will be supported by
appropriate, balanced evidence in the manner
outlined above in Principle 4.. |
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DAVAL compliance
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All evidence relating to DAVAL products is displayed.
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6.
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Transparency of
authorship |
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The designers of this Web site will
seek to provide information in the clearest possible
manner and provide contact addresses for visitors
that seek further information or support. The
Webmaster will display his/her E-mail address
clearly throughout the Web site. |
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DAVAL compliance
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All details are displayed as
required. |
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7.
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Transparency of
sponsorship |
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Support for this Web site will be
clearly identified, including the identities of
commercial and non-commercial organisations that
have contributed funding, services or material for
the site. |
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DAVAL compliance
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DAVAL receives no outside support or funding for the
presentation of this web site.
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8.
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Honesty in
advertising & editorial policy |
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If advertising is a
source of funding it will be clearly stated. A brief
description of the advertising policy adopted by the
Web site owners will be displayed on the site.
Advertising and other promotional material will be
presented to viewers in a manner and context that
facilitates differentiation between it and the
original material created by the institution
operating the site. |
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DAVAL compliance |
There are no third party
advertising materials submitted to this site, or
paid for advertising displayed within this site. |