Anonymity and openness and the recruitment of gamete donors. Part I: Semen donors

Human Fertility

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Daniels, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Donor insemination; Openness; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEAR; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROGENY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SPERM DONOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ATTITUDE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEREDITY; HUMANS; MALE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34548591797     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270601110298     Document Type: Review

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