title: A caution to Native American institutional review boards about scientism and censorship.
abstract: Native American Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) promote the health and welfare of tribes by reviewing protocols for research studies that focus on their tribes. The benefits of approved protocols should not be overstated lest good studies disappoint because they do not satisfy unachievable expectations. IRBs also should avoid the temptation to censor the outcomes of those studies. Science relies on candor and clarity about results and methods to move forward.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology, Arizona State University, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Askland
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D036281:Genetic Research / Q000941:ethics*; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D011643:Publishing; D035842:Research Subjects