Mandatory temperature monitoring in schools during SARS.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Body Temperature
- Mass Screening
- Schools
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome