The value and meaning attached to genetic relatedness among Australian sperm donors

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-58

  Riggs, Damien W ^a   Scholz, Brett ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

altruism; genetic relatedness; identity; responsibility; sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPERM; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 79952681344     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636778.2011.552299     Document Type: Article

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