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Hoorn, city (1994 pop. 60,979), North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, on an inlet of the IJsselmeer. It is a commercial and processing center for a vegetable-growing and dairy-farming region. Prevalent industries include fishing, printing, textiles, and the construction of plastic boats. Hoorn was founded in 1311. In the 17th cent.—the golden age of Dutch exploration—the city sent forth many explorers, such as Willem Schouten Schouten, Willem Cornelis (vĭl`əm kôrnā`lĭs skhou`tən), 1567?–1625, Dutch navigator. ..... Click the link for more information. , who was the first to round (and who also named) Cape Hoorn (later Horn); A. J. Tasman Tasman, Abel Janszoon (ä`bəl yän`sōn tä`smän), 1603?–1659, Dutch navigator. ..... Click the link for more information. , who discovered New Zealand and Tasmania; and J. P. Coen, founder of Batavia (now Djakarta), Indonesia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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von Willebrand factor, C-reactive protein, and 5-year mortality in diabetic and nondiabatic subjects: the Hoorn Study. Judgment is also used in adopting the assumption that past trends in mortality by age will continue into the future (Van Hoorn and De Beer 2001, 218). Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; ([dagger]) National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands; ([double dagger]) Municipal Health Service Zuid-Kennemerland, Haarlem, the Netherlands; ([section]) Regional Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem, Haarlem, the Netherlands; ([paragraph]) Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, the Netherlands; and # Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, the Netherlands |
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