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1989 • 1,151 citations

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1994 • 775 citations

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1990 • 542 citations

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1985 • 460 citations

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1994 • 426 citations

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1994 • 424 citations

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1992 • 415 citations

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1995 • 343 citations

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1993 • 332 citations

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1990 • 232 citations

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1994 • 206 citations

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1991 • 146 citations

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1993 • 118 citations

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1994 • 118 citations

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1994 • 56 citations

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1994 • 49 citations

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1994 • 37 citations

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