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Engelhardt, H.T. (2008). China, Beware: What American Health Care Has to Learn from Singapore. In: Tao, J. (eds) China: Bioethics, Trust, and The Challenge Of The Market. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 96. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6757-0_6
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