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Chronic Respiratory Disease, Vol. 3, No. 3, 117-122 (2006)
DOI: 10.1191/1479972306cd110ra

Editorial

Determining the cause of dyspnoea: linguistic and biological descriptors

N Ambrosino

Pulmonary Unit, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy, n.ambrosino{at}ao-pisa.toscana.it

M Serradori

Pulmonary Unit, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

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