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. 2020 Sep 14;2020(9):CD013574. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013574.pub2

Gupta 2005.

Study characteristics
Study design Modelling study
Mathematic and health economic model
R0 = NR; transmission rate of infection 0.08, 0.15 and 0.25; incubation period 10 days
Objectives To estimate the economic effects of an epidemic, the number of averted infections, the direct and indirect costs of quarantine, and the total savings
Study details Data from other researchers, the popular press, and interviews about the SARS outbreak in Toronto 2003
n = NR
Interventions
  • Isolation and treatment of infected people without quarantine

  • Quarantine implemented early on

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