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1997 • 500 citations

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1995 • 182 citations

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2002 • 181 citations

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1996 • 163 citations

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1999 • 135 citations

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1996 • 99 citations

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1996 • 90 citations

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2000 • 84 citations

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2000 • 81 citations

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2003 • 65 citations

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2003 • 26 citations

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