Fertility and Sterility
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 560-564 , September 2007

Needs assessment for those donating to stem cell research

  • Julianne Zweifel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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  • Mindy Christianson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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  • Ami S. Jaeger, J.D.

      Affiliations

    • BioLaw Group, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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  • David Olive, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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  • Steven R. Lindheim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Steven R. Lindheim, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, H4/628 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 (FAX: 608-262-9862).

Received 22 May 2006 ,Revised 13 December 2006 ,Accepted 13 December 2006.

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PII: S0015-0282(07)00077-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.042

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 560-564 , September 2007

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