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Definition of DPT vaccine
1. Noun. Abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of DPT Vaccine
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Literary usage of DPT vaccine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Importance Of Women's Status For Child Nutrition In Developing Countries by Lisa C. Smith (2003)
"... three doses of diptheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT) vaccine to protect
against those diseases; and a vaccination against measles. ..."
2. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... only 44 percent had received three or more doses of diphtheria-
pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccine and three or more doses of polio vaccine by age 18 ..."
3. Healthy People 2000 by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... less than half had received three or more doses of diphtheria-pertussis-
tetanus (DPT) vaccine and three or more doses of polio vaccine by age 18 ..."
4. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"DPT vaccine and chronic nervous system dysfunction: a new analysis. Washington,
DC: National Academy Press, 1994. 41. Shapiro ED. ..."
5. Emil Von Behring: Infectious Disease, Immunology, Serum Therapy by Derek S. Linton (2005)
"... had been relegated to being a rare and exotic disease in advanced industrial
countries, as virtually all infants were inoculated with DPT vaccine. ..."
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