Britain's new preimplantation tissue typing policy: An ethical defence

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 278-282

  Ram, Natalie Ram ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; BLOOD STORAGE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYOLOGY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INSTRUMENTATION; LICENSING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TISSUE TYPING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COERCION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646393008     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.011213     Document Type: Article

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