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The Rotterdam Study: objectives and design update.

European journal of epidemiology ·Vol. 22 ·No. 11 ·2007-00-00 ·Pages 819-29

Hofman A, Breteler MM, van Duijn CM, Krestin GP, Pols HA, Stricker BH, Tiemeier H, Uitterlinden AG, Vingerling JR, Witteman JC

Abstract

The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, neurological, ophthalmological and endocrine diseases. As of 2008 about 15,000 subjects aged 45 years or over comprise the Rotterdam Study cohort. The findings of the Rotterdam Study have been presented in some 600 research articles and reports (see http://www.epib.nl/rotterdamstudy). This article gives the reasons for the study and its design. It also presents a summary of the major findings and an update of the objectives and methods.

MeSH Terms
Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology Chronic Disease/epidemiology Cohort Studies Epidemiologic Research Design Genetic Research Humans Mental Disorders/epidemiology Middle Aged Nervous System Diseases/epidemiology Netherlands/epidemiology Pharmacoepidemiology
Authors & Affiliations
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Hofman Albert
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]
Breteler Monique M B
van Duijn Cornelia M
Krestin Gabriel P
Pols Huibert A
Stricker Bruno H Ch
Tiemeier Henning
Uitterlinden André G
Vingerling Johannes R
Witteman Jacqueline C M
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Article Info
Journal
European journal of epidemiology
Abbr.
Eur J Epidemiol
ISSN
0393-2990
DOI
10.1007/s10654-007-9199-x
Email
[email protected]
Published
2007-00-00
Epub
2007-00-23
Pages
819-29
Language
English
Region
Netherlands
NLM ID
8508062
PMCID
PMC2071967
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9199-x PMC Full Text View journal details
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