title: The Rotterdam Study: 2010 objectives and design update.
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 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 (see www.epib.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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam. The Netherlands. a.hofman@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hofman
authors.forename: Monique M B
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Breteler
authors.forename: Cornelia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: van Duijn
authors.forename: Harry L A
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: Gabriel P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Krestin
authors.forename: Ernst J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kuipers
authors.forename: Bruno H Ch
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Stricker
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tiemeier
authors.forename: André G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Uitterlinden
authors.forename: Johannes R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Vingerling
authors.forename: Jacqueline C M
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Witteman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D036281:Genetic Research; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D017891:Pharmacoepidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology; D012107:Research Design