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| HONCode of conduct for Medical and health Web Sites |
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1.
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. |
2.
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. |
3.
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. |
4.
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). |
5.
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. |
6.
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. |
7.
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. |
| 8. 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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