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Research Article

Assessing the perceived usability of an intelligent contact tracing app to prevent the spread of COVID-19 using SUS and TAM: be aware Bahrain

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Pages 293-310 | Received 21 Feb 2022, Accepted 06 May 2022, Published online: 20 May 2022

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