SEVENTEENTH EDITION

APRIL 2017

Editor

DIANA FITZPATRICK

Cover Design

SUSAN PUTNEY

Production

SUSAN PUTNEY

Proofreading

IRENE BARNARD

Index

ACCESS POINTS INDEXING

Printing

BANG PRINTING

ISSN: 2327-218X (print)

ISBN: 978-1-4133-2405-1 (pbk)

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