Disclosure of donor conception in single-mother families: Views and concerns

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 942-948

  Landau, Ruth ^a   Weissenberg, Ruth ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Gamete donation; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FATHER; FEAR; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCEST; INFORMATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PARENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERM DONOR; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77949930805     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq018     Document Type: Article

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