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Fan, R. (2008). A Reconstructionist Confucian Approach to Chinese Health Care. 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_9

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