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Albert Hofman1, Guy G O Brusselle2,3, Sarwa Darwish Murad4,5, Cornelia M van Duijn2, Oscar H Franco2,6, André Goedegebure7, M Arfan Ikram2,8,9, Caroline C W Klaver2,10, Tamar E C Nijsten11, Robin P Peeters4, Bruno H Ch Stricker2,4, Henning W Tiemeier2,12, André G Uitterlinden2,4, Meike W Vernooij2,9.
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, otolaryngological, locomotor, 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 1200 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.Entities:
Keywords: Biomarkers; Cardiovascular diseases; Cohort study; Dermatological diseases; Endocrine diseases; Epidemiologic methods; Genetic epidemiology; Liver diseases; Neurological diseases; Oncology; Ophthalmic diseases; Otolaryngological diseases; Pharmacoepidemiology; Psychiatric diseases; Renal diseases; Respiratory diseases
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26386597 PMCID： PMC4579264 DOI： 10.1007/s10654-015-0082-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Epidemiol ISSN： 0393-2990 Impact factor: 8.082