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The Institutional Review Board

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An institutional review board is a committee that reviews proposed research involving human participants before it begins, and can require changes or refuse approval.

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A university panel weighs a study's risks against its value, and no data may be collected until it agrees.

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Review is a federally regulated prior authorization by an institution, not a professional association's code.