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HONCode Principle |
A3243G
's Implementation |
| 1 Authority
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. |
The Home Page will not state an Author, or validate the "claim" that A3243G
causes MIDD and MELAS since that is self evident from the Abstacts, etc. Navigation pages and Search pages will not
state an Author.
The Jargon Index pages will not state an Author.
Jargon pages will state an Author.
Information Pages will state an Author.
Forum Pages will have a disclaimer.
Personal Journeys Index page will have a disclaimer.
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| 2 Complementarity
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. |
This is stated in the Terms
page. Every page has a link to the Terms page at the bottom. |
| 3 Confidentiality
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. |
This is stated in the Privacy Policy
page. Every page has a link to the Privacy Policy page at the bottom. |
| 4 Attribution
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) |
Copies of Abstracts have links to the original
Abstract. All pages have a Date Modified at the
bottom. |
| 5 Justifiability
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. |
Not Applicable at the moment. |
| 6 Transparency of authorship
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. |
The Contact page has a link in the Navigation
bar which is visible at all times. |
| 7 Transparency of sponsorship
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. |
There is a link to the Funding
page on every page. |
| 8 Honesty in advertising & editorial policy
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. |
The
www.A3243G.com web site does not carry adverts.
The Funding
page states that this web site does not carry adverts. |
