British women's attitudes to surrogacy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-145

  Poote, A E ^a   Van Den Akker, O B A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic surrogacy; Gestational surrogacy; Parenthood; Surrogacy; Surrogate mother

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MOTHER; PARENTHOOD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURROGACY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 57749183895     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den338     Document Type: Article

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