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1983 • 448 citations

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1990 • 447 citations

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1985 • 388 citations

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1990 • 367 citations

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1990 • 359 citations

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1986 • 346 citations

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1990 • 288 citations

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1988 • 273 citations

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1990 • 241 citations

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1988 • 232 citations

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1987 • 196 citations

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1987 • 162 citations

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1986 • 114 citations

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1990 • 109 citations

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1991 • 88 citations

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1987 • 68 citations

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1989 • 62 citations

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1989 • 41 citations

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