• Eur. J. Epidemiol. · Aug 2015

    The Rotterdam Study: 2016 objectives and design update.

    • Albert Hofman, Guy G O Brusselle, Sarwa Darwish Murad, Cornelia M van Duijn, Oscar H Franco, André Goedegebure, M Arfan Ikram, Caroline C W Klaver, Tamar E C Nijsten, Robin P Peeters, Bruno H Ch Stricker, Henning W Tiemeier, André G Uitterlinden, and Meike W Vernooij.
    • Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. a.hofman@erasmusmc.nl.
    • Eur. J. Epidemiol. 2015 Aug 1; 30 (8): 661-708.

    AbstractThe 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.

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