The ethics of IVF over 40

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-40

  Smajdor, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; IVF; Menopause; Oocyte; Risk

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL VALUE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUSAL TO TREAT; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 79954631657     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.02.012     Document Type: Review

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