Parents' knowledge about the donors and their attitudes toward disclosure in oocyte donation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1575-1579

  Klock, S C ^a   Greenfeld, D A ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Oocyte donation; Parenting; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DONOR; ETHNOLOGY; EYE COLOR; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 3242887332     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh289     Document Type: Article

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