To Fast or Not to Fast?: Comments on the Consensus Statement From the European Atherosclerosis Society/European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.

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Corrections and comments

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  Fasting Is Not Routinely Required for Determination of a Lipid Profile: Clinical and Laboratory Implications Including Flagging at Desirable Concentration Cutpoints-A Joint Consensus Statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.2016

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