Recruitment of sperm donors: The Newcastle-upon-Tyne experience 1994-2003

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 150-158

  Paul, S ^a,b   Harbottle, S ^a   Stewart, Jane A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Donor; Recruitment; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAW; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM; SPERM DONOR; STUDENT;

EID: 29144520597     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei354     Document Type: Article

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