The  Swiss report on homeopathy: a case study of research misconduct

David Martin Shaw

doi:10.4414/smw.2012.13594

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The Swiss report on homeopathy: a case study of research misconduct

David Martin Shaw

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2012.13594
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:w13594
Published: 20.05.2012

References

Gudrun Bornhöft and Peter Matthiessen (eds.) Homeopathy in healthcare: effectiveness, appropriateness, safety, costs. Springer, 2012.
NHS National Institute of Health. Health Technology Assessment programme. Available at: http://www.hta.ac.uk/ (accessed 9/3/12)
Ben Goldacre. Benefits and risks of homeopathy. The Lancet. 2007;370:1672–3.
David Shaw. Homeopathy is where the harm is. Five unethical effects of funding unscientific remedies. J Med Ethics. 2010;36(3):130–1.
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. Integrity in scientific research: principles and procedures. http://www.akademien-schweiz.ch/en/dms/E/Publications/Guidelines-and-Recommendations/e_Integrity.pdf (accessed 9/3/12)
Edzard Ernst. Written submission. In: House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (see reference 8), p.88 (Evidence 28).
Swissinfo. Swiss make New Year’s regulations http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_make_New_Years_regulations.html?cid=31867422 (accessed 9/3/12)
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Evidence check 2: Homeopathy. 2009. Available at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmsctech/45/45.pdf
Dana Ullman. The Swiss government’s remarkable feport on homeopathic medicine. The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/homeopathic-medicine-_b_1258607.html The Swiss government’s remarkable report on homeopathic medicine (accessed 9/3/12).

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Shaw D. The Swiss report on homeopathy: a case study of research misconduct. Swiss Med Wkly [Internet]. 2012 May 20 [cited 2023 Mar. 22];142(2122):w13594. Available from: https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1493

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[1] Gudrun Bornhöft and Peter Matthiessen (eds.) Homeopathy in healthcare: effectiveness, appropriateness, safety, costs. Springer, 2012.

[2] NHS National Institute of Health. Health Technology Assessment programme. Available at: http://www.hta.ac.uk/ (accessed 9/3/12)

[3] Ben Goldacre. Benefits and risks of homeopathy. The Lancet. 2007;370:1672–3.

[4] David Shaw. Homeopathy is where the harm is. Five unethical effects of funding unscientific remedies. J Med Ethics. 2010;36(3):130–1.

[5] Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. Integrity in scientific research: principles and procedures. http://www.akademien-schweiz.ch/en/dms/E/Publications/Guidelines-and-Recommendations/e_Integrity.pdf (accessed 9/3/12)

[6] Edzard Ernst. Written submission. In: House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (see reference 8), p.88 (Evidence 28).

[7] Swissinfo. Swiss make New Year’s regulations http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_make_New_Years_regulations.html?cid=31867422 (accessed 9/3/12)

[8] House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Evidence check 2: Homeopathy. 2009. Available at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmsctech/45/45.pdf

[9] Dana Ullman. The Swiss government’s remarkable feport on homeopathic medicine. The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/homeopathic-medicine-_b_1258607.html The Swiss government’s remarkable report on homeopathic medicine (accessed 9/3/12).