Potential sperm donors', recipients' and their partners' opinions towards the release of identifying information in Western Australia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3022-3026

  Godman, Kate M ^a   Sanders, Katherine ^a   Rosenberg, Michael ^a   Burton, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Disclosure; Recipient; Recruitment; Sperm donors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENT; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 33750005706     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del274     Document Type: Article

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