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- Title
The Rotterdam Study: 2014 objectives and design update.
- Authors
Hofman, Albert; Murad, Sarwa Darwish; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Franco, Oscar H.; Goedegebure, André; Arfan Ikram, M.; Klaver, Caroline C. W.; Nijsten, Tamar E. C.; Peeters, Robin P.; Stricker, Bruno H. Ch.; Tiemeier, Henning W.; Uitterlinden, André G.; Vernooij, Meike W.
- Abstract
The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic, neurological, ophthalmic, psychiatric, dermatological, oncological, and respiratory diseases. As of 2008, 14,926 subjects aged 45 years or over comprise the Rotterdam Study cohort. The findings of the Rotterdam Study have been presented in over a 1,000 research articles and reports (see www.erasmus-epidemiology.nl/rotterdamstudy ). This article gives the rationale of the study and its design. It also presents a summary of the major findings and an update of the objectives and methods.
- Subjects
ROTTERDAM (Netherlands); CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; ENDOCRINE diseases; LIVER diseases; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; EYE diseases; RESPIRATORY diseases; CANCER
- Publication
European Journal of Epidemiology, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 11, p889
- ISSN
0393-2990
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10654-013-9866-z