A preventive ethics approach to IVF in the age of octuplets

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 339-340

  Rosenthal, M Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JUDGMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 74549183436     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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