The student and the ovum: Lack of autonomy and informed consent in trading genes for tuition

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Papadimos, Thomas J ^a   Papadimos, Alexa T ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPENSATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORALITY; OOCYTE DONATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; STEM CELL; VOLUNTEER; DONOR; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; GENE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GENES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; OVUM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; STUDENTS; TISSUE DONORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 4344608902     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-2-56     Document Type: Article

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