Impact of sperm donor information on parents and children

Sexuality, Reproduction and Menopause

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-19

  Scheib, Joanna E ^a,b   Ruby, Alice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The Sperm Bank of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; GAMETE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 33645930993     PISSN: 15462501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sram.2006.03.005     Document Type: Review

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