Recommendations for Improving Cholesterol Measurement

The National Cholesterol Education Program's goal is to raise awareness & understanding about elevated blood cholesterol levels as a risk factor for coronary heart disease & the benefits of lowering blood cholesterol levels as a means of preventing coronary heart disease. Chapters: current performance of cholesterol measurement; analytical performance specifications for clinical testing; the magnitude of intra-individual variation in blood cholesterol levels; recommend. for pre-analytical factors; recommend. for standardization of clinical lab.-based analytical systems; recommend. for standardization; desktop analyzers; ref. materials for calibration & quality control; quality assurance; & national resources for cholesterol standardization.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Recommendations for Improving Cholesterol Measurement' with ISBN 9780756700690 and ISBN 0756700698.