Stakeholders’ attitudes towards biobanks in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hasrizul Hashim,, Latifah Amin,, Zurina Mahadi,, Khaidzir Ismail,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11215/1/12764-51482-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11215/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/issue/view/860

The Malaysian Cabinet’s approval of MyCohort in 2005 was seen as the crucial step toward the country having its very first biobank to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Past studies have shown that public attitudes towards biobanking depend heavily upon several factors incl...