Monetary payments for the procurement of oocytes for stem cell research: In search of ethical and political consistency

Stem Cell Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Isasi, Rosario M ^a   Knoppers, Bartha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DONOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL INCENTIVE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OOCYTE PROCUREMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PURCHASING; REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH; STEM CELL;

EMBRYO RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARKETING; OOCYTES; STEM CELLS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 37149056243     PISSN: 18735061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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