Patient attitudes to donation of embryos for research in Western Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 559-561

  Burton, Peter J ^a   Sanders, Katherine ^b  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL;

EID: 3042767982     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06091.x     Document Type: Article

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