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2005 • 713 citations

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2004 • 495 citations

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2001 • 449 citations

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2002 • 319 citations

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2001 • 290 citations

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2005 • 283 citations

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2006 • 182 citations

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1999 • 170 citations

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1999 • 160 citations

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2004 • 157 citations

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2005 • 101 citations

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