Ethical opinions and personal attitudes of young adults conceived by in vitro fertilisation

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 236-240

  Siegel, S ^a   Dittrich, R ^b   Vollmann, J ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 47749116952     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.020487     Document Type: Article

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