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It was the task of the present HTA to evaluate, within the PEK context, the efficacy, appropriateness (in terms of demand and safety) and economy of homeopathy. For this purpose the situation in Switzerland had to be assessed and reflected as realistically as possible.

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  1. assistant professor for Medical Theory and Complementary Medicine, Reußstr. 1, 38640, Goslar

    Gudrun Bornhöft MD

  2. Institute of Complementary Medicine KIKOM, University of Bern Imhoof-Pavillon, Inselspital, 3010, Bern

    Klaus v. Ammon MD

  3. Leonhardshalde 2, 8001, Zürich, Austria and Switzerland

    Marco Righetti MD

  4. Centre de Santé La Corbière, 1470, Estavayer-le-Lac

    André Thuneysen MD

  5. Head of Department for Plurality of Paradigms, Zentrum für Integrative Medizin, Universität Witten/Herdecke gGmbH, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 6, 58313, Herdecke

    Prof. Peter F. Matthiessen MD, PhD

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Bornhöft, G., v. Ammon, K., Righetti, M., Thuneysen, A., Matthiessen, P.F. (2011). Full discussion of the HTA results. In: Bornhöft, G., Matthiessen, P.F. (eds) Homeopathy in Healthcare – Effectiveness, Appropriateness, Safety, Costs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20638-2_13

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