A need for definition: A matter of life and death for human embryos

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Shurpyak, S A ^a   Walsh, A P H ^b   Walsh, D J ^b   Sills, E S ^b  

^a DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b Sims International Fertility Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICS; NOTE; RESEARCH ETHICS;

EMBRYO LOSS; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; RESEARCH EMBRYO CREATION;

EID: 70349510233     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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