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Evaluating the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s position on the implausible effectiveness of homeopathic treatments
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In 2009, the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (STC) conducted an ‘evidence check’ on homeopathy to evaluate evidence for its effectiveness. In common with the wider literature critical of homeopathy, the STC report seems to endorse many of the strong claims that are made about its implausibility. In contrast with the critical literature, however, the STC report explicitly does not place any weight on implausibility in its evaluation. I use the contrasting positions of the ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Version:
- Publisher's version
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- 10.1007/s11017-017-9415-y
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- Publisher:
- Springer Netherlands Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics Journal website
- Volume:
- 38
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 335–352
- Publication date:
- 2017-07-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-03-31
- DOI:
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1573-1200
- ISSN:
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1386-7415
- Pubs id:
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pubs:703072
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uri:a79e92b8-15d6-41b3-bed4-67c69e773de0
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uuid:a79e92b8-15d6-41b3-bed4-67c69e773de0
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- pubs:703072
- Paper number:
- 4
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- English
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- Copyright holder:
- Andrew Turner
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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