Assisted reproduction: Managing an unruly technology

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-49

  Levitt, Mairi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Liberalisation; Regulation; Technology; Unruliness

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; PUBLIC OPINION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY AUTHORITY; LEGAL APPROACH;

FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 3543108485     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HCAN.0000026652.41927.2a     Document Type: Review

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