'Not taken in by media hype': How potential donors, recipients and members of the general public perceive stem cell research

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1106-1113

  Peddie, V L ^a   Porter, M ^a   Counsell, C ^a   Caie, L ^a   Pearson, D ^b   Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information seeking; Media influence; Perceptions; Qualitative study; Stem cell research

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION; INFORMATION CENTER; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67449149827     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den496     Document Type: Article

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