Titre : | The Rotterdam Study : 2010 objectives and design update. (2009) |
Auteurs : | Albert HOFMAN ; Monique-Mb BRETELER ; Harry-La JANSSEN ; KRESTIN (Gabriel-P) : NLD. Department of Radiology. Erasmus Medical Center. Rotterdam. ; Ernst-J KUIPERS ; Bruno-Hch STRICKER ; Henning TIEMEIER ; André-G UITTERLINDEN ; Cornelia-M VAN DUIJN ; VINGERLING (Johannes-R) : NLD. Department of Ophthalmology. Erasmus Medical Center. Rotterdam. ; Jacqueline-Cm WITTEMAN |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 24, n° 9, 2009) |
Pagination : | 553-572 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Psychopathologie ; Pathologie ; Epidémiologie ; Génétique ; Système nerveux ; Oeil ; Homme ; Europe |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS kpmBlR0x. 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 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 close to a 1,000 research articles and reports. 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. |