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Collecting Data To Assess SARS Interventions

With cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurring across geographic regions, data collection on the effectiveness of intervention strategies should be standardized to facilitate analysis. We propose a minimum dataset to capture data needed to examine the basic reproduction rate, case...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Scott, R. Douglas, Gregg, Edward, Meltzer, Martin I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15324551
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1007.030749
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Sumario:With cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurring across geographic regions, data collection on the effectiveness of intervention strategies should be standardized to facilitate analysis. We propose a minimum dataset to capture data needed to examine the basic reproduction rate, case status and criteria, symptoms, and outcomes of SARS.