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We adhere to the HONcode standard for the reliability of medical information We adhere to the HONcode standard for the reliability of medical information.

Honcode principles

Principle 1

Any medical information provided and hosted by the site will be written only by medical experts and qualified professionals, unless an explicit statement does not specify that some information comes from non-medical persons or organizations.

Principle 2

The information disseminated by the site cannot be considered as a substitute for professional opinion for medical intervention.
The site aims to promote scientific research and disseminate biomedical knowledge, support young researchers, develop knowledge transfer projects to developing countries, as well as projects of solidarity with associations of patients suffering from rare diseases.
The site is aimed at a wide audience: patients, family members, medical-scientific staff, and all those who are interested in receiving information on the pathologies being studied and on the initiatives promoted by the Paolo Chiesi Foundation.

Principle 3

Personal information regarding patients and site visitors, including identity, is confidential. The site manager undertakes on his honor to respect the legal conditions of confidentiality of medical information in compliance with the laws of the country where the server and the mirror sites are located.

Principle 4

The origin of the information disseminated must be accompanied by explicit references and, if possible, by links to these data. The date of the last update must appear clearly on the page (for example, at the bottom of each page).