Retraso de la edad de la procreación e infertilidadel recurso a la reproducción asistida y selección de embriones. El problema intergeneracional

  1. López Moratalla, Natalia
  2. Palacios Ortega, Sara
  3. Lago Fernández Purón, Marta
  4. Chinchilla, Nuria
  5. Beunza Santolaria, Mercedes
Zeitschrift:
Cuadernos de bioética

ISSN: 1132-1989 2386-3773

Datum der Publikation: 2011

Ausgabe: 22

Nummer: 75

Seiten: 325-340

Art: Artikel

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