Differences in the practice of egg donation are a result of local culture and historical precedent

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-43

  Sauer, Mark V ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

egg donation; egg sharing; embryo donation

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMETE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OOCYTE DONATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 85006256401     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61963-3     Document Type: Article

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