The Rotterdam Study: 2014 objectives and design update

A Hofman, SD Murad, CM van Duijn, OH Franco… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in the association between socioeconomic status and subclinical atherosclerosis

O Grimaud, A Lapostolle, C Berr, C Helmer, C Dufouil… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objectives This study explored the pattern of associations between socioeconomic status
(SES) and atherosclerosis progression (as indicated by carotid intima media thickness …

PSA testing without clinical indication for prostate cancer in relation to socio-demographic and clinical characteristics in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study

RV Karlsen, SB Larsen, J Christensen, K Brasso… - Acta …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Social differences in prostate cancer (PC) incidence and mortality might be
related to testing for prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Although routine PSA screening is not …

[HTML][HTML] Baseline prostate-specific antigen measurements and subsequent prostate cancer risk in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort

SB Larsen, K Brasso, P Iversen, J Christensen… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Aim Although prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening reduces mortality from prostate
cancer, substantial over-diagnosis and subsequent overtreatment are concerns. Early …

Does the developmental plasticity hypothesis have application to Irish travellers? Findings from the All Ireland Traveller Health Study birth cohort 2008–2011

NA Hamid, P Fitzpatrick, A Rowan… - … Origins of Health and …, 2013 - cambridge.org
There is little record of birth weight of Irish Travellers, a minority group in Ireland. Travellers
are known to have higher rate of adult chronic disease and to be exposed to life-long …

[PDF][PDF] Gender Differences in the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Subclinical

O Grimaud, A Lapostolle, C Berr, C Helmer, C Dufouil - 2013 - researchgate.net
Objectives: This study explored the pattern of associations between socioeconomic status
(SES) and atherosclerosis progression (as indicated by carotid intima media thickness …