Regulating assisted reproductive technologies: Public health, consumer protection, and public resources

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-180

  Wilcox, Lynne S ^a   Marks, James S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029993218     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1049-3867(96)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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