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1976 • 303 citations

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1976 • 216 citations

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1978 • 73 citations

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1975 • 39 citations

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1976 • 35 citations

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1977 • 31 citations

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1975 • 20 citations

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1977 • 19 citations

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1977 • 17 citations

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1977 • 16 citations

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1976 • 16 citations

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1978 • 13 citations

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