Stem cell research policies: Who's afraid of complicity?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 38-42

  Mettes, Heidi ^a   Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complicity; Compromise; Legislation; Stem cell research

Indexed keywords

CELL LINE; COMPLICITY; CRIME; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 68249112866     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60063-6     Document Type: Article

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