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Research Article

Do You Trust Digital Health Pass? Understanding Tourists’ Responses toward Using Health QR Codes in Pandemic Travel

您信任数字健康通行证吗?游客对新冠疫情期间使用健康码的心理机制探究

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Pages 31-49 | Received 03 Nov 2021, Accepted 15 May 2022, Published online: 15 Jun 2022

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