Cross-border reproductive care: A review of the literature

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 673-685

  Hudson, Nicky ^a   Culley, Lorraine ^a   Blyth, Eric ^b   Norton, Wendy ^a   Rapport, Frances ^c   Pacey, Allan ^d  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cross border reproductive care; fertility tourism; reproductive tourism

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CROSS BORDER REPRODUCTIVE CARE; DATA BASE; DONOR; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; NOMENCLATURE; PERCEPTION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM; POLICY MAKING; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 79958072350     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.03.010     Document Type: Review

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