Predicting human cloning acceptability: A national Greek survey on the beliefs of the public

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 315-322

  Tzamalouka, Georgia S ^a   Papadakaki, Maria ^a   Soultatou, Pelagia ^b   Chatzifotiou, Sevasti ^a   Tarlatzis, Basil ^c   Chliaoutakis, Joannes El ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Beliefs; Benefits; Commodification; Ethic; Greece; Human cloning; Intention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN CLONING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIGION; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLONING, ORGANISM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SCIENCE;

EID: 27444437301     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-005-5916-0     Document Type: Article

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