Semen providers and their three families

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-22

  Daniels, K ^a   Lalos, A ^b   Gottlieb, C ^c   Lalos, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Sophiahemmet Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; DI offspring; Donor insemination; Family; Information sharing; Semen provider

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROGENY; SPERM; SPERM DONOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPERMATOZOA; SWEDEN; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 17644383344     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610400022975     Document Type: Article

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