title: Is research ethics committee approval necessary for publication of prospective surgical research studies?
authors.forename: Raafat Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Afifi
authors.forename: Riaz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: David Rosin
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D035081:Editorial Policies; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000941:ethics*; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics*