aDepartments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
bGeriatric Medicine, Rotterdam
cCardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam
dJulius Center for Patient Oriented Research, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
eCardiovascular Institute, Paris, France
fDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
Received 17 February, 2006
Accepted 28 July, 2006
Correspondence and requests for reprints to Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31 10 4087488; fax: +31 10 4089382; e-mail: [email protected]
Sponsorship: This study was supported by a grant from the Health Research and Development Council, The Hague, The Netherlands (grant no. 2827210 to J.C.M.W.) and by a grant of the Netherlands Heart Foundation (grant no. 96.141 to D.E.G.). The Rotterdam Study is partly supported by the NESTOR Programme for Geriatric Research (Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education), the Netherlands Heart Foundation, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and the Municipality of Rotterdam.
