Attitudes among sperm donors in 1992 and 2002: A Danish questionnaire survey

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-333

  Ernst, Erik ^a,b,c   Ingerslev, Hans Jakob ^a   Schou, Ole ^b   Stoltenberg, Meredin ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Cryos International Sperm Bank   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Attitudes; Single women; Sperm donors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE WOMAN; SPERM DONOR;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENMARK; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33846954019     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340601133913     Document Type: Article

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