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Technical comment

Vol. 142 No. 5152 (2012)

The report “Homeopathy in healthcare: effectiveness, appropriateness, safety, costs” is not a “Swiss report”

  • Felix Gurtner
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:w13723
Published
16.12.2012

References

  1. David M. Shaw. The Swiss report on homeopathy: a case study of research misconduct. Swiss Med Wkly;142:w13594 http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2012-13594/.
  2. Gudrun Bonhöft, Peter Matthiessen (eds.) Homeopathy in healthcare: effectiveness, appropriateness, safety, costs. Springer, 2012.
  3. Hutton J, Trueman P, Henshall C. Coverage with Evidence Development: An examination of conceptual and policy issues. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2007;23:425–32.
  4. Press statement: http://www.bag.admin.ch/dokumentation/
  5. Final report and further publications or abstracts: http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/
  6. Schang A, Huwiler-Müntener K, Nartey L, et al. Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homeopathy and allopathy. Lancet. 2005;366:726–32.
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  8. Application forms and background documents: http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/
  9. Press statement: http://www.bag.admin.ch/dokumentation/
  10. Press statement: http://www.news.admin.ch/message/