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Corporate contact tracing as a pandemic response

Martin Frencha Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Adrian Gutab School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1380-2016View further author information
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Marilou Gagnonc School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, CanadaView further author information
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Eric Mykhalovskiyd Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Pages 48-55 | Received 12 Jun 2020, Accepted 15 Sep 2020, Published online: 08 Oct 2020

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