Having a child to save a sibling: Reassessing risks and benefits of creating stem cell donors

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-253

  Morgan, Elaine R ^a,d   Girod, Jennifer ^b   Rinehart, John S ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Cord; Ethics; Pediatric hematology oncology; Psychosocial; Stem cell transplantation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, UNWANTED; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLINGS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33846914649     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20990     Document Type: Review

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