UK gamete donors' reflections on the removal of anonymity: Implications for recruitment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1675-1680

  Frith, Lucy ^a   Blyth, Eric ^b   Farrand, Abigail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling; Gamete donation; Non anonymity; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DONOR SELECTION; GAMETE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPERM DONOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34447305466     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem061     Document Type: Article

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