Reproductive health and midwives: Does occupational status differentiate their attitudes on assisted reproduction technologies from those of the general population?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2033-2039

  Papaharitou, S ^a   Nakopoulou, E ^a   Moraitou, M ^b   Hatzimouratidis, K ^a   Hatzichristou, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction technology application; Genetic counselling; Midwives; Moral dilemmas; Socio ethical aspects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FRIEDMAN TEST; GENETIC COUNSELING; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; MORALITY; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARAMEDICAL STUDENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

EID: 34447295103     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem086     Document Type: Article

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