Embryo disposal practices in IVF clinics in the United States

Politics and the Life Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 4-8

  Gurmankin, Andrea D ^a   Sisti, Dominic ^b   Caplan, Arthur L ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 12344288158     PISSN: 07309384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0730938400006614     Document Type: Review

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