Measuring reproductive tourism through an analysis of Indian ART clinic Websites

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 763-773

  Deonandan, Raywat ^a   Loncar, Mirhad ^a   Rahman, Prinon ^a   Omar, Sabrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Development; Global health; IVF; Marketing; PGD; Social media; Surrogacy

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; FOREIGNER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL PARENTAL DISPOSITION; MEDICAL TOURISM; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; MOTHER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICAL TOURISM; VISA APPLICATION; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 84877143013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S36426     Document Type: Article

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