Knowledge and attitudes towards preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 231-238

  Meister, Ulrike ^a   Finck, C ^a   Stobel Richter Y ^a   Schmutzer, G ^a   Brahler E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assumed indications of PGD; Knowledge about PGD; Lay attitudes; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 12444338935     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh548     Document Type: Article

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