Quality Assessment of Total Cholesterol Measurements in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 9. Laboratories used for cholesterol analysis (see Section 5.4.1.)
RUA Laboratory EQC laboratory
Ini Mid Fin
AUS-NEWa Ini: *
Mid, Fin: *
RLRC RLRC RLRC
AUS-PERa Ini: *
Mid: *
Fin: *
RLRC CDC RLRC
AUS-PERb Mid: *
Fin: *
snd CDC RLRC
BEL-CHAa Laboratory of the Department of Public Health, University of Ghent, Ghent RLRC RLRC RLRC
BEL-GHEa Laboratory of the Department of Public Health, University of Ghent, Ghent RLRC RLRC RLRC
BEL-LUXa Centre Hospitalier de Ste- Ode, Baconfoy-Tenneville RLRC snd snd
CAN-HALa Division of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre, Halifax RLRC snd RLRC
CHN-BEIa Department of Community Health, Beijing Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Research Institute, Beijing RLRC RLRC RLRC
CZE-CZEa WHO Regional Lipid Reference Centre, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague RLRC RLRC RLRC
DEN-GLOa Medical Department C, Kobenhavns Amts Sygehus, Glostrup RLRC RLRC RLRC
FIN-KUOa Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki RLRC RLRC RLRC
FIN-NKAa Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki RLRC RLRC RLRC
FIN-TULa Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki RLRC RLRC RLRC
FRA-LILa Ini: Department de Biologie Specialisée - Institut Pasteur de Lille
Fin: INSERM - Unité 326, CHU Purpan, Toulouse
RLRC snd RLRC
FRA-STRa Ini: Laboratoire de Biochimie de la Clinique Medicale B, Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Fin: INSERM - Unité 326, CHU Purpan, Toulouse
RLRC snd RLRC
FRA-TOUa Ini: Biochimie I Purpan, Toulouse
Mid: Institut Pasteur de Lille - SERLIA & Unité INSERM 325
Fin: INSERM - Unité 326, CHU Purpan, Toulouse
RLRC RLRC RLRC
GER-AURa Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Mikrobiologie und Umwelthygiene, Zentralklinikum, Augsburg RLRC RLRC RLRC
GER-AUUa Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Mikrobiologie und Umwelthygiene, Zentralklinikum, Augsburg RLRC RLRC RLRC
GER-BERa Institut for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of the Carl Thiem Hospital, Cottbus RLRC RLRC snd
RUA Laboratory EQC laboratory
Ini Mid Fin
GER-BREa Division Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Federal Health Office, Berlin RLRC RLRC RLRC
GER-BREb Division Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Federal Health Office, Berlin snd RLRC RLRC
GER-COTa Institut for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of the Carl Thiem Hospital, Cottbus RLRC RLRC snd
GER-EGEb Institut for Laboratory Diagnostics of the Heinrich Braun Hospital, Zwickau RLRC RLRC RLRC
GER-ERFa Institut for Laboratory Diagnostics of the Heinrich Braun Hospital, Zwickau RLRC RLRC RLRC
GER-HACa Institut for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of the Carl Thiem Hospital, Cottbus RLRC RLRC snd
GER-KMSa Institut for Laboratory Diagnostics of the Heinrich Braun Hospital, Zwickau RLRC RLRC snd
GER-RDMc Institut for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of the Carl Thiem Hospital, Cottbus RLRC snd snd
GER-RHNa * RLRC snd snd
HUN-BUDa * RLRC RLRC snd
HUN-PECa Pécs-város Egyesitett Eü.Intézmények Központi Laboratóriuma, Pécs RLRC RLRC snd
ICE-ICEa Biochemical Laboratory of the Heart Preventive Clinic, Reykjavik RLRC RLRC RLRC
ISR-TELa * RLRC snd snd
ITA-BRIa Univer. Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Ospedale di Desio, Desio (Milan) RLRC RLRC RLRC
ITA-FRIb Instituto Analisi Chimico-Cliniche, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria Misericordia, Udine RLRC RLRC RLRC
ITA-FRIc Ini: Instituto Analisi Chimico-Cliniche, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria Misericordia, Udine
Mid, Fin: Laboratorio Analisi Cliniche e Microscopia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone
RLRC RLRC RLRC
ITA-LATa Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome RLRC snd snd
LTU-KAUa * RLRC RLRC RLRC
MLT-MLTa * RLRC snd snd
RUA Laboratory EQC laboratory
Ini Mid Fin
NEZ-AUCa Ini: Wellington Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Wellington
Fin: Green Lane Hospital Biochemistry Laboratory, Auckland
CDC snd RLRC
POL-TARa Katedra Biochemii Klinicznej, Collegium Medicum UJ, Krakow RLRC RLRC CDC
POL-WARa Lipid Research Laboratory, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw RLRC RLRC RLRC
ROM-BUCa * RLRC snd snd
RUS-MOCa * RLRC RLRC RLRC
RUS-MOIa * RLRC RLRC RLRC
RUS-MOIb * RLRC snd snd
RUS-NOCa Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk RLRC RLRC RLRC
RUS-NOCb Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk RLRC snd snd
RUS-NOIa Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk RLRC RLRC RLRC
SPA-CATa Biochemistry Laboratory, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona RLRC RLRC RLRC
SWE-GOTa Wallenberg Research Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital , Göteborg RLRC RLRC RLRC
SWE-NSWa Central Laboratory, Boden Hospital, Boden RLRC RLRC RLRC
SWI-TICa Ini: Laboratoire de l'hôpital Beata Vergine, Mendrisio
Mid: Lipidlabor Tiefenauspital, Bern
Fin: Institut für Klinische Chemie un Hämatologie, St. Gallen
RLRC RLRC RLRC
SWI-VAFa Ini: Laboratoire central de chimie clinique du CHUV, Lausanne
Mid: Lipidlabor Tiefenauspital, Bern
Fin: Institut für Klinische Chemie un Hämatologie, St. Gallen
RLRC RLRC RLRC
UNK-BELa Laboratory 117, Department on Medicine, Queens University, Belfast RLRC RLRC RLRC
UNK-GLAa Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Ninewell's Hospital and Medical School, Dundee RLRC RLRC RLRC
USA-STAa Biochemistry Laboratory, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention CDC CDC CDC
YUG-NOSa Dom zdravlja "Novi Sad", OOUR Laboratorijska dijagnostika, Novi Sad RLRC RLRC RLRC
RUA Laboratory EQC laboratory
Ini Mid Fin

snd: survey not done
RLRC: WHO Regional Lipid Reference Centre, Prague
CDC: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta
*: no permission received from the laboratory to publish the name