Collecting data to assess SARS interventions.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Scott RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3323351 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature