Calculated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol remains a viable and important test for screening and targeting therapy

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1319-1325

  Abudu, Ntei ^a   Levinson, Stanley S ^b,c  

^a Warde Medical Laboratory   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculated low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Heterogeneous high density lipoprotein cholesterol; Linearity; Precision

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALGORITHMS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; ELECTROPHORESIS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35048877534     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.291     Document Type: Article

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