Who should be offered sperm banking for fertility preservation? A survey of UK oncologists and haematologists

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1209-1214

  Gilbert, E ^a   Adams, A ^a   Mehanna, H ^a,b   Harrison, B ^b   Hartshorne, G M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical guidelines; Fertility; Oncofertility; Sperm banking

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIST; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SPERM PRESERVATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955501056     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq579     Document Type: Article

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