Social oocyte freezing: A survey among Singaporean female medical students

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1345-1352

  Tan, Shu Qi ^a   Tan, Andy Wei Keat ^a   Lau, Matthew Sie Kuei ^a   Tan, Heng Hao ^a   Nadarajah, Sadhana ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Medical students; Reproductive insurance; Social oocyte freezing; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; OOCYTE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CAREER; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PREGNANCY; SINGAPOREAN; SOCIAL OOCYTE FREEZING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OOCYTES; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84903593748     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12347     Document Type: Review

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