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additional literature for consideration in the development of this Information Paper (public
consultation submitted literature).
All submitted literature was assessed by independent contractors to identify evidence within the
scope of NHMRC’s assessment. Only the types of studies that were included in the overview
(prospective, controlled studies) were assessed in detail. For each study included, the independent
contractors assessed the quality and reliability of the results and summarised the findings in a
[3, 4]
review of submitted literature.
This evidence was considered when preparing this Information Paper.
Evidence-based guidelines, government reports
NHMRC identified a small number of relevant, recent European reports and guidelines which were
considered when developing this Information Paper:
• a major United Kingdom Government report [8]
• several evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, [9–14] published or funded by the United
Kingdom National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, which included recommendations
about the use of homeopathy in the treatment of various health conditions; and
• a book on homeopathy by a Swiss group of authors. [15] This book was based on an earlier
literature review of homeopathy [16] commissioned by the Swiss Government’s evaluation program
for complementary and alternative medicines. Although neither the book nor the literature
review was published by the Swiss Government as a health technology assessment report [17] , the
NHMRC assessment considered the 2006 literature review because it is often described as a Swiss
Government publication. [18]
NHMRC INFORMATION PAPER
EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOMEOPATHY FOR TREATING HEALTH CONDITIONS
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