The implications of adoption for donor offspring following donor-assisted conception

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 295-304

  Blyth, Eric ^a   Crawshaw, Marilyn ^b   Haase, Jean ^c   Speirs, Jennifer ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adoption; donor offspring; donor assisted conception; genetic origins

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; PROGENY; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 84937344580     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2001.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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