Cholesterol

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Ford ES, Ajani UA, Croft JB et al. Explaining the decrease in US deaths from coronary disease 1980-2000. NEJM 2007; 356: 2388-2398 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa053935

Myers GL, Kimberly MM, Waymack PP, Smith SJ, Cooper GR, Sampson A reference laboratory network for cholesterol: a model for standardization and improvement of clinical laboratory. EJ Clin Chem 2000; 46: 1762-1772 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11067811/

Myers GL, Cooper GR, Winn CL, Smith SJ The CDC –National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Lipid Standardization Program: An approach to accurate and precise lipid measurements. Clin Lab Med 1989; 9: 105-135 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2538292/