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Cosmopolitan Conceptions : IVF Sojourns in Global Dubai /

Marcia C. Inhorn's ethnography of international travelers seeking in vitro fertilization treatment in the global IVF hub of Dubai shows that infertile couples, or ""reprotravelers, "" leave their countries because IVF treatment is not safe, affordable, legal or effective. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Inhorn, Marcia C., 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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