Sperm Donation: Implications of Canada's Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2004 for Recipients, Donors, Health Professionals, and Institutions

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 608-615

  Daniels, K ^a   Feyles, V ^b   Nisker, J ^b   Perez y Perez, M ^a   Newton, C ^b   Parker, J A ^b   Tekpetey, F ^b   Haase, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Assisted human reproduction; Donor recruitment; Sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; REIMBURSEMENT; REWARD; SCREENING; SPERM DONOR; WELLBEING; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE; CANADA; DONOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPERMATOZOON; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DONORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33748656041     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32199-5     Document Type: Article

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