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Confucian Filial Piety and Long Term Care for Aged Parents

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Fan, R. Confucian Filial Piety and Long Term Care for Aged Parents. HEC Forum 18, 1–17 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-006-7984-7

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