Ethical aspects of cryobiology: Responsible applications in biomedicine and in clinical practice

Cryobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-213

  De Wachter, Maurice A M ^a  

^a Box 21 ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Cryosurgery; Embryo; Ethical assessment of technologies; Ethical evaluation; Human reproduction; Patient autonomy; Policy

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOSURGERY; DEATH; DIVORCE; EUROPE; FROZEN SECTION; GAMETE; JUSTICE; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCTION; SAFETY; SKILL; SPERM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOSURGERY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN;

EID: 1842785200     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2003.11.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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