This seventh edition published 2018
First edition published 1994, second edition published 1998, third edition published 2003, fourth edition published 2007, fifth edition published 2011, sixth edition published 2015
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data:
Authors: John Murtagh, Jill Rosenblatt, Justin Coleman, Clare Murtagh
Title: John Murtagh’s General Practice
Edition: 7th edition
ISBN: 9781760422295
Published in Australia by
McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd
Level 33, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Publisher: Michael Weitz
Production editor: Genevieve MacDermott
Copyeditors: Laura Carmody and Ali Moore
Proofreader: Anne Savage
Cover design: Christa Moffitt, christabella designs
Internal design: David Rosemeyer
Author photograph: Gerrit Fokkema Photography
Illustrators: Alan Laver/Shelly Communications and John Murtagh
Typeset in STIX MathJax Main 10/11.5 by SPI, India
Printed in China on 70 gsm matt art by 1010 Printing Int. Ltd