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Collecting data to assess SARS interventions.

R Douglas Scott·Edward Gregg·Martin I Meltzer
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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.

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R Douglas Scott, Edward Gregg, Martin I Meltzer. 2004. Collecting data to assess SARS interventions.. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1007.030749

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