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Inclusion of Indigenous Australians in biobanks: a step to reducing inequity in health care
Author(s) -
Elsum Imogen,
McEwan Callum,
Kowal Emma E,
CadetJames Yvonne,
Kelaher Margaret,
Woodward Lynn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.50219
Subject(s) - biobank , indigenous , inclusion (mineral) , health equity , health care , medicine , political science , environmental health , sociology , social science , law , biology , ecology , genetics
Biobanks are collections of biological specimens, with accompanying health and demographic information, stored and maintained for research purposes.1 Research may range from large scale populationbased longitudinal studies or more defined disease and tissuespecific initiatives. In both observational and cohort studies, biobanks provide an invaluable resource that allows researchers to examine the complex range of factors which contribute to disease, without having to devote time to, and source funding for, the collection and storage of samples.