Medical travel and the sale of human biological materials: Suggestions for ethical policy development;Voyage médical et vente de matériel biologique humain: Propositions pour l'élaboration d'une politique éthique

Global Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-395

  Martin, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ethics; gamete donation; medical travel; organ transplantation; tourism

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; COMMERCIALIZATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; TRADE;

EID: 78650272411     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018110379979     Document Type: Article

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