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1999 • 890 citations

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1998 • 797 citations

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2001 • 571 citations

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1997 • 320 citations

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1999 • 157 citations

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1995 • 141 citations

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2001 • 136 citations

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2004 • 136 citations

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2000 • 70 citations

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2003 • 58 citations

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2002 • 58 citations

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2003 • 46 citations

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2000 • 34 citations

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2003 • 20 citations

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1999 • 17 citations

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