Mandatory temperature monitoring in schools during SARS

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 2004-08, Vol.89 (8), p.738-739
Hauptverfasser:	Chng, S Y, Chia, F, Leong, K K, Kwang, Y P, Ma, S, Lee, B W, Vaithinathan, R, Tan, C C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Asymptomatic Biological and medical sciences Body Temperature Child Climate Community Relations Community Study Dentistry Disease Outbreaks Female High temperature Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Mass Screening - methods Medical referrals Medical sciences Outbreaks Physicians Referral SARS SARS coronavirus school Schools Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnosis Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - psychology Short Report Singapore - epidemiology Students Viral diseases Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.2003.047084