Human cloning: Eastern Mediterranean Region perspective

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Abdur Rab, M ^a   Khayat, M H ^b  

^a WHO Representative Office   (Sudan)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC CODE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CLONING; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; MOSLEM; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ZYGOTE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLONING, ORGANISM; EMBRYO RESEARCH; FETAL RESEARCH; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISLAM; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845983687     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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