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D.K.T.P.

English translation: difterie, kinkhoest, tetanus en polio


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Dutch term or phrase:D.K.T.P.
English translation:difterie, kinkhoest, tetanus en polio
Entered by: Ken Cox
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21:54 Nov 16, 2007
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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Vaccination certificate
Dutch term or phrase: D.K.T.P.
This abbreviation appears in the pages of a personal vaccination vertificate issued in Holland.
i.e.
D.K.T.P. I dd. 14.2.68
D.K.T.P. II dd. 15.3.68
D.K.T.P. III dd. 10.4.68
Would I be correct in thinking these are anti-tetanus vaccinations?
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:12
difterie, kinkhoest, tetanus en polio
Explanation:
A cocktail inoculation (common in NA as well):

diptheria, whooping cough (pertussus), tetanus and polio

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-11-16 22:02:04 GMT)
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see inter alia:

DPT vaccine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DPT, (sometimes DTP) is a mixture of three vaccines, to immunize against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPT_vaccine
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Local time: 09:12
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difterie, kinkhoest, tetanus en polio


Explanation:
A cocktail inoculation (common in NA as well):

diptheria, whooping cough (pertussus), tetanus and polio

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-11-16 22:02:04 GMT)
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see inter alia:

DPT vaccine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DPT, (sometimes DTP) is a mixture of three vaccines, to immunize against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPT_vaccine

Ken Cox
Local time: 09:12
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