title: [The quality of biological information: standardization and quality control].
abstract: Some procedures and methods for the measurement of cardiovascular risk factor are described; in particular of anthropometric measurements (weight, height, arm circumference, wrist circumference, hip circumference) of blood pressure, of electrocardiogram and of blood samples for the preservation of biological specimens. Some advice for the quality control during screening activities are reported.
authors: Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Giampaoli
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Muti
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008593:Menopause; D010507:Periodicity; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011786:Quality Control; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: La qualità dell'informazione biologica: standardizzazione e controllo di qualità.