Emerging models for facilitating contact between people genetically related through donor conception: a preliminary analysis and discussion

Reproductive Biomedicine and Society Online

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 71-80

  Crawshaw, Marilyn ^a   Daniels, Ken ^b   Adams, Damian ^c   Bourne, Kate ^d   van Hooff, J A P ^e   Kramer, Wendy ^f   Pasch, Lauri ^g   Thorn, Petra ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority   (Australia)

^e Fiom ISS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^f Donor Sibling Registry   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Private Practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

donor conception; donor conceived people; donors; information exchange contact; intermediary services

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTACT PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; DONOR CONCEPTION; FUNDING; GAMETE BANK SERVICE; GAMETE DONOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMATION SEEKING; LAW; MATCHING PROCESS; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGENY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC FUNDING; SERVICE NEEDS; STAFFING NEEDS; VOLUNTARY INFORMATION EXCHANGE SERVICE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84992035501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24056618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbms.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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