Mandatory temperature monitoring in schools during SARS.
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During the SARS outbreak, temperature monitoring was mandatory for all Singapore schoolchildren. None of the Singapore children with SARS were detected through school temperature screening. However, temperature monitoring procedures have a powerful psychological effect of reassuring parents and the public that schools are safe during a SARS outbreak.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 89 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004