Testing the embryo, testing the fetus

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Ehrich, K ^a   Farsides, B ^b   Williams, C ^a   Scott, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992816486     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/147775007783560139     Document Type: Article

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