Post-mortem sperm retrieval in new European Union countries: Case report

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2359-2361

  Dostal, J ^a   Utrata, R ^b   Loyka, S ^b   Brezinova, J ^a   Svobodova, M ^a   Shenfield, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Ethics; Law; Post mortem; Sperm retrieval

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPERM DONOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CYTOLOGY; CZECH REPUBLIC; ETHICS; EUROPE; FATALITY; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL APPROACH; SPERMATOZOON; SUDDEN DEATH;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEATH, SUDDEN; EUROPE; FATAL OUTCOME; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 25144469835     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei026     Document Type: Article

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