title: Cough with green sputum.
abstract: Good treatment often involves advice on lifestyle modification which may be more important in the long run than pharmacological intervention alone. Compliance, however, is always a problem. Some patients refuse to take responsibility for their own health but repeatedly present to the GP to be patched up. The persistent smoker with recurrent bronchitis is just such a patient, but what can the conscientious GP do?
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edmonds
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012907:Smoking