Ethics Committees, Research
Synonyms
Board, Institutional Review
Boards, Institutional Review
Committee, Research Ethics
Committees, Research Ethics
Ethics Committee, Research
IRB
IRBs
Institutional Review Board
Institutional Review Boards
Research Ethics Committee
Research Ethics Committees
Review Board, Institutional
Review Boards, Institutional
Hospital or other institutional committees established to protect the welfare of research subjects. Federal regulations (the "Common Rule" (45 CFR 46)) mandate the use of these committees to monitor federally-funded biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects.