The making and breaking of paternity secrets in donor insemination

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 401-406

  Turney, Lyn ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PATERNITY;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATERNITY;

EID: 77958104705     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.034926     Document Type: Article

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