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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    American Urological Association Symptom Index (AUA-SI)/International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)

    Measures severity of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) symptoms.
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    Do you use the American Urological Association Symptom Index (AUA-SI)/International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and want to contribute your expertise? Join our contributor team!

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    Dr. Michael J. Barry

    About the Creator

    Michael J. Barry, MD, is director of the Informed Medical Decisions Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was formerly the president of the Society of Medical Decision Making and the Society of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Barry’s primary research is focused on evaluation and treatment of prostate diseases, decision analysis, and clinical quality improvement.

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