Titre : | The Rotterdam Study : 2012 objectives and design update. (2011) |
Auteurs : | Albert HOFMAN ; M. ARFAN IKRAM ; Oscar-H FRANCO ; Harry-La JANSSEN ; Caroline-Cw KLAVER ; Ernst-J KUIPERS ; Tamar-Ec NIJSTEN ; Bruno-Hch STRICKER ; Henning TIEMEIER ; André-G UITTERLINDEN ; Cornelia-M VAN DUIJN ; Meike-W VERNOOIJ ; Jacqueline-Cm WITTEMAN ; Department of Gastroenterology. Erasmus Medical Center. Rotterdam. NLD ; Department of Radiology. Erasmus Medical Center. Rotterdam. NLD |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 26, n° 8, 2011) |
Pagination : | 657-686 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Glande endocrine [pathologie] ; Epidémiologie ; Génétique ; Cancérologie ; Oeil ; Pathologie ; Insuffisance rénale ; Psychopathologie ; Homme ; Europe |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS Ik79mR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. 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. |