Nurses promote openness regarding the genetic origins after gamete donation

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1500-1504

  Sydsjo G ^a   Lampic, C ^b,c   Sunnerud, S ^a   Svanberg, A Skoog ^d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disclosure; Gamete donation; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING PRACTICE; OOCYTE DONATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPERM DONOR; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; OOCYTE DONATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 34548684103     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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