Uterus transplantation: Ethical and regulatory challenges

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 396-400

  Arora, Kavita Shah ^a   Blake, Valarie ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; DONOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFORMED CONSENT; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CONTROL; TRANSPLANTATION; UTERUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFORMED CONSENT; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; TISSUE DONORS; UTERUS;

EID: 84901280269     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101400     Document Type: Article

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