HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
The Journal of Family Practice
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: The Journal of Family Practice
Web address: http://www.jfponline.com/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct861724
Date of initial review: 24 Jun 2005
Validity of certificate 19 Jul 2011 - Jul 2013
Date of last visit 19 Jul 2011
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This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

JFP Editors/Advisory Board

Jeff Susman, MD - Editor-in-Chief
(19 Jul 2011) -

2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE will be the preferred source of original research and evidence-based medical information for practicing family physicians, family medicine researchers, and other primary care clinicians.
(13 May 2011) -

Audience: Professionals

for practicing family physicians, family medicine researchers, and other primary care clinicians.
(13 May 2011) -

Purpose of the website

This principle is not applicable for this site

3. Confidentiality

Privacy Policy
(13 May 2011) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

References
# United States Renal Data System, USRDS. 2009 Annual Data Report. Atlas of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2009.
# Hsu CJ, McCulloch CE, Curhan GC. Epidemiology of anemia associated with chronic renal insufficiency among adults in the United States: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2002;13:504–510.
# KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline and Clinical Practice Recommendations for anem... (29 Jan 2010) -

All articles have a date of publication

Current - Past Issues
(19 Jul 2011) -

5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Contact us
(13 May 2011) -

7. Disclosure of funding sources

In addition to the editorial content, JFPonline.com accepts paid ads (identified by the word "advertisement"); the Web site also hosts sponsored CME and non-CME supplements and e-newsletters whose sponsors and/or funding source are clearly identified.
(04 Jul 2011) -

8. Advertising policy

Advertisement
(04 Jul 2011) -

In addition to the editorial content, JFPonline.com accepts paid ads (identified by the word "advertisement");
(04 Jul 2011) -

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