title: [Some problems about detecting the suspected cases of SARS according to the local skin temperatures on face].
abstract: Based on the principle of thermal physiology, especially on the effect of the ambient temperature on head-neck skin temperatures, the paper discussed some general problems about detecting the suspected patient of SARS from large number of transferring people in public place according to the head-neck skin temperature during recently fight against SARS. Therefore several suggestions about how to improve and ensure the effectiveness and security of such detection were put forward.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Ding-liang
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009333:Neck; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013821:Thermometers