TY - JOUR
T1 - DE PREVALENTIE VAN CHRONISCHE ZIEKTEN BIJ OUDEREN; HET ERGO-ONDERZOEK
AU - Hofman, A.
AU - Boerlage, P. A.
AU - Bots, M. L.
AU - Den Breeijen, J. H.
AU - De Bruijn, A. M.
AU - Grobbee, D. E.
AU - Hoes, A. W.
AU - De Jong, P. T.V.M.
AU - Koenders, M. J.
AU - Odding, E.
AU - Pols, H. A.P.
AU - Stolk, R. P.
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - In the Rotterdam Study, prevalence and determinants of chronic diseases in the elderly (age ≥55 years), were investigated in inhabitants of Ommoord, a suburb of Rotterdam. The study focused on cardiac diseases (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiovascular risk factors), glaucoma, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, osteoarthrosis and invalidity, dementia (Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease), epilepsy, cerebrovascular accident. The number of participants was 7983 (3105 men, 4878 women), a response of 78%. The participants were interviewed and were twice examined in an outpatient clinic. The results will be described in subsequent issues of this journal.
AB - In the Rotterdam Study, prevalence and determinants of chronic diseases in the elderly (age ≥55 years), were investigated in inhabitants of Ommoord, a suburb of Rotterdam. The study focused on cardiac diseases (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiovascular risk factors), glaucoma, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, osteoarthrosis and invalidity, dementia (Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease), epilepsy, cerebrovascular accident. The number of participants was 7983 (3105 men, 4878 women), a response of 78%. The participants were interviewed and were twice examined in an outpatient clinic. The results will be described in subsequent issues of this journal.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7477540
AN - SCOPUS:0029090348
SN - 0028-2162
VL - 139
SP - 1975
EP - 1978
JO - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
JF - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
IS - 39
ER -