Publications by authors named "Alberto Ruano"

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus and sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome appear to be related, but it is not well defined whether there is an increased risk of peripheral neuropathy in patients with both diseases. For this reason, we conducted a systematic review.

Methods: Bibliographic search in 3 electronic databases using a predefined strategy and the PRISMA methodology.

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Introduction: Atrial fibrillation might increase the risk of dementia. We aim to test the hypothesis that dementia could reclassify the actual risk of stroke and death predicted by the CHA2DS2-VASc in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods: A prospective study performed in a specific health care area.

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Objective: To review and discuss the advantages and limitations of the different data collection methods for analyzing the dispensing quality in community pharmacies.

Methods: A bibliographic search was carried out in MEDLINE (1980-2000). Articles with Medical Subject Heading (Mesh) "pharmacies" written in English and Spanish that evaluated the quality of dispensing (structure, process or outcome) were selected.

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