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Atrial fibrillation and dementia in a population-based study. The Rotterdam StudyA Ott
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Stroke 28:316-21. 1997..We investigated the association of atrial fibrillation with dementia and cognitive impairment in a large cross-sectional, population-based study in the elderly...
Education and the incidence of dementia in a large population-based study: the Rotterdam StudyA Ott
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Neurology 52:663-6. 1999..Our data indicate that cross-sectional studies may overrate the association between education and risk of dementia...
Insulin and cognitive function in an elderly population. The Rotterdam StudyR P Stolk
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Diabetes Care 20:792-5. 1997..To examine the association between insulin and cognitive function in the population-based Rotterdam Study...
The new epidemic: frequency of dementia in the Rotterdam StudyM M Breteler
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Haemostasis 28:117-23. 1998..Typical incidence estimates for age 65, 75 and 95 are 1 per 1,000, 1 per 100 and 1 per 10 person-years. One in 6 men, and almost 1 in 3 women, will suffer at least some of their lifetime from dementia...
Incidence of dementia: does gender make a difference?A Ruitenberg
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Neurobiol Aging 22:575-80. 2001..After 90 years of age the incidence of Alzheimer's disease is higher for women than for men. The incidence of vascular dementia is higher for men than for women in all age groups...
Risk factors for vascular disease and dementiaM M Breteler
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Haemostasis 28:167-73. 1998....
Rates and risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer's disease: results from EURODEM pooled analyses. EURODEM Incidence Research Group and Work Groups. European Studies of DementiaL J Launer
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Neurology 52:78-84. 1999..To investigate the risk of AD associated with a family history of dementia, female gender, low levels of education, smoking, and head trauma...
Serologic evidence of ehrlichiosis among humans and wild animals in The NetherlandsJ Groen
Laboratory of Exotic Viral Infections, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 21:46-9. 2002..Furthermore, granulocytic Ehrlichia are most prevalent in humans and animals in The Netherlands...
Effect of smoking on global cognitive function in nondemented elderlyA Ott
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Drs. Hofman, Launer, Ott, and Stijnen, Erasmus University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Neurology 62:920-4. 2004..Higher cigarette pack-year exposure was correlated with a significantly higher rate of decline. CONCLUSION: Smoking may accelerate cognitive decline in nondemented elderly...
[Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Rijnmond region: the largest outbreak in the Netherlands]D C Melles
Erasmus Medisch Centrum, afd Medische Microbiologie en Infectieziekten, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 148:1038-43. 2004..New MRSA outbreaks occurred, despite extensive MRSA (contact) screening among patients and employees. The numbers of isolates began falling as from the beginning of 2003...
Successful control of widespread methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a large teaching hospital in the NetherlandsM J C A van Trijp
Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, Medical Center Rijnmond Zuid, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:970-5. 2007..We describe the measures that were implemented to control widespread MRSA colonization and infection in a Dutch hospital...
