title: Venous Samples are a Less-Painful Starting Point for the Evaluation of Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD.
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ebell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers