Attitudes of German infertile couples towards preimplantation genetic diagnosis for different uses: A comparison to international studies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2051-2057

  Borkenhagen, A ^a,c   Brahler E ^a   Wisch, S ^b   Stobel Richter Y ^a   Strauss, B ^b   Kentenich, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c Women's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Attitudes; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMANY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; INFERTILITY; LEGAL ASPECT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 34447316991     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem110     Document Type: Article

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