The CMA Code of Ethics and the donation of fresh embryos for stem cell research

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 621-622

  Nisker, Jeffrey ^a,c   White, Angela ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

CRYOPRESERVATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DONOR; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; STEM CELL;

EID: 25144456633     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050453     Document Type: Note

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