title: Institutional review board approval for surveys: why it is necessary.
authors.forename: Alissa K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Orvis
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dellavalle
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards*; D035842:Research Subjects; D014481:United States