Brent C. Taylor, PhD, MPH, Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH, Barbara A. Clothier, MA, MS, Joseph P. Grill, MS, and Melissa R. Partin, PhD
Dr. Taylor is a VA Health Services Research and Development postdoctoral research fellow, Dr. Wilt is an internist and investigator, Ms. Clothier and Mr. Grill are both statisticians, and Dr. Partin is an investigator and the associate director, all at the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. In addition, Dr. Wilt is a professor and Dr. Partin is an assistant professor, both in the department of medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis.
How common are moderate to severe LUTS in men who visit VA primary care clinics, and are these symptoms associated with declining health status? These investigators conducted a prospective, longitudinal study to find some answers.
