Abstract
To assess whether venous and fingerstick blood samples yield similar cholesterol concentrations, we obtained both types of samples simultaneously in 108 volunteers participating in a cholesterol screening program. All samples were analyzed by the same enzymatic method in a standardized laboratory, and pairs of simultaneous samples were measured in the same laboratory run. Cholesterol concentrations in fingerstick-derived plasma were consistently higher than in the venous serum (P
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 628-630 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical chemistry |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1990 |
Keywords
- Physician's office testing
- Screening
- Source of
- Variation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Biochemistry