function callLinkCount (pub_ab, lurl, rtype) {
var lurl_en = encodeURIComponent(lurl);
var loc_en = encodeURIComponent(window.location);
window.open("/ngm-bin/count_pub_refs.pl?publisher=" + pub_ab +
                  "&url=" + lurl_en +"&refer=" + loc_en +
                  "&ref_type=" + rtype);
}