Public opinion regarding oocyte donation in Sweden

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1107-1114

  Skoog Svanberg, A ^a   Lampic, C ^b   Bergh, T ^c   Lundkvist, O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Carl von Lin Kliniken   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitude; Disclosure; Gender; Oocyte donation; Public

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTHOOD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGENY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0038736685     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg222     Document Type: Article

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