Semen donor recruitment: A study of donors in two clinics

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 746-751

  Daniels, Ken R ^a   Curson, Ruth ^b   Lewis, Gillian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motivation; Payment; Policy; Recruitment; Semen donors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; DONOR; FEE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPERM;

EID: 0030012097     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019247     Document Type: Article

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