Being a 'real' mum: Motherhood through donated eggs and embryos

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-248

  Kirkman, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FERTILITY; MOTHERS EDUCATION; PARENTAL CARE; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 49749129232     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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