Mandatory temperature monitoring in schools during SARS

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Title:	Mandatory temperature monitoring in schools during SARS
Authors:	Chng, S.Y. Chia, F. Leong, K.K. Kwang, Y.P. Ma, S. Lee, B.W. Vaithinathan, R. Tan, C.C.
Issue Date:	Aug-2004
Citation:	Chng, S.Y., Chia, F., Leong, K.K., Kwang, Y.P., Ma, S., Lee, B.W., Vaithinathan, R., Tan, C.C. (2004-08). Mandatory temperature monitoring in schools during SARS. Archives of Disease in Childhood 89 (8) : 738-739. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.047084
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.
Source Title:	Archives of Disease in Childhood
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/131375
ISSN:	00039888
DOI:	10.1136/adc.2003.047084
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

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