Successful donor insemination and its impact on recipients

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-134

  Daniels, K R ^a   Gillett, W R ^b   Herbison, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Donor insemination; Feelings; Marital separation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE;

EID: 0029830472     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674829609025673     Document Type: Article

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