Should fertility doctors and clinical embryologists be involved in the recruitment, counselling and reimbursement of egg donors?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 414-

  Heng, B C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OOCYTE DONATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRANSPLANTATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; OOCYTE DONATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 55449122233     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.021733     Document Type: Letter

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