TY - JOUR
T1 - The Rotterdam Study
T2 - 2012 objectives and design update
AU - Hofman, Albert
AU - Van Duijn, Cornelia M.
AU - Franco, Oscar H.
AU - Ikram, M. Arfan
AU - Janssen, Harry L.A.
AU - Klaver, Caroline C.W.
AU - Kuipers, Ernst J.
AU - Nijsten, Tamar E.C.
AU - Stricker, Bruno H.Ch
AU - Tiemeier, Henning
AU - Uitterlinden, André G.
AU - Vernooij, Meike W.
AU - Witteman, Jacqueline C.M.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Biomarkers
KW - Cardiovascular diseases
KW - Cohort study
KW - Dermatological diseases
KW - Endocrine diseases
KW - Epidemiologic methods
KW - Genetic epidemiology
KW - Liver diseases
KW - Neurological diseases
KW - Oncology
KW - Ophthalmic diseases
KW - Pharmacoepidemiology
KW - Psychiatric diseases
KW - Renal diseases
KW - Respiratory diseases
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U2 - 10.1007/s10654-011-9610-5
DO - 10.1007/s10654-011-9610-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 21877163
AN - SCOPUS:80054717387
SN - 0393-2990
VL - 26
SP - 657
EP - 686
JO - European Journal of Epidemiology
JF - European Journal of Epidemiology
IS - 8
ER -
