Serum cholesterol levels in Puerto Rican volunteer blood donors
Marcial, M.A.; Fernández Carbia, A.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 81(8): 297-299
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 2765045 Document Number: 700686
The blood samples of four hundred and fifty eight healthy volunteer blood donors were analyzed to determine their serum lipid profile. Based on these lipoprotein analyses, it was concluded that approximately 12% of the sampled population was in a high risk group for coronary heart disease.
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