Ethical issues in respect of children born offer assisted reproduction technologies

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 670-671

  Larcher, Vic ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDBIRTH; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NIDATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PARENTS; PATIENT RIGHTS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 34547667411     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.120535     Document Type: Short Survey

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