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01-08-2011
The Rotterdam Study: 2012 objectives and design update
Authors:
Albert Hofman, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Oscar H. Franco, M. Arfan Ikram, Harry L. A. Janssen, Caroline C. W. Klaver, Ernst J. Kuipers, Tamar E. C. Nijsten, Bruno H. Ch. Stricker, Henning Tiemeier, André G. Uitterlinden, Meike W. Vernooij, Jacqueline C. M. Witteman
Published in:
European Journal of Epidemiology
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Issue 8/2011
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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.