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JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2458) Ethics, Privacy, and Legal Issues (485) Digital Contact Tracing, Digital Proximity Tracing, Precision Public Health (148) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1738)

Published on in Vol 23, No 2 (2021): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25525, first published .
Early Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in German-Speaking Countries: Comparative Mixed Methods Study

Early Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in German-Speaking Countries: Comparative Mixed Methods Study

Early Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in German-Speaking Countries: Comparative Mixed Methods Study

Authors of this article:

Bettina Maria Zimmermann1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Amelia Fiske1 Author Orcid Image ;   Barbara Prainsack3 Author Orcid Image ;   Nora Hangel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Stuart McLennan1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Alena Buyx1 Author Orcid Image
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