Trends in embryo disposition decisions: Patients' responses to a 15-year mailing program

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 506-514

  Provoost, V ^a   Pennings, G ^a   De Sutter, P ^b   Van De Velde, A ^c   Dhont, M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

cryopreserved embryos; embryo disposition; ethics; informed consent; stem cell research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCIENCE;

EID: 84855884377     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der419     Document Type: Article

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