The U.K. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority: How it has contributed to the evaluation of assisted reproduction technology

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-10

  Doyle, Pat ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Evaluation; Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BIRTH RATE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LICENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PREGNANCY RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVALUATION; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY ACT 1990; HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY ACT 1990 (GREAT BRITAIN); HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY AUTHORITY; RISKS AND BENEFITS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT;

ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0032965057     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462399015123     Document Type: Article

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