Breaches in good regulatory practice – the HFEA policy on compensated egg sharing for stem cell research

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-24

  Devaney, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992806247     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ce.2007.007049     Document Type: Article

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