title: [Medical consultation concerning the productive aged population and air pollution in Bogotá: 2008 and 2010].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Exploring the relationship of current air pollution levels in Bogota for breathable particulate matter (<10 microns) PM10 and medical consultation during productive age (18 to 65 years old).
  
  
  METHODS
  Data regarding Bogota's air quality monitoring network for 2008 to 2010 was reviewed, specifically PM10 levels and diagnosis arising from medical consultations in Bogota's public hospitals during this time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the air quality monitoring network's results there was an 8 μg/m³ decrease in annual average PM10 from 2008 to 2010 (11.9 %) and, although consultations on grounds relating to air pollution increased by 58.7 % from 2008 to 2010, an overall 1.2 % decrease was observed when comparing this to the total of medical consultations each year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A significant percentage of medical attention provided in Bogota may be related to its air quality; the set of control policies developed in Bogota for some time now have led to a significant reduction in PM10 levels.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, jcgarciau@unal.edu.co.
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: García-Ubaque
authors.affiliation: Facultad Tecnológica, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia, cagarciau@udistrital.edu.co.
authors.forename: César A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: García-Ubaque
authors.affiliation: Investigadora Independiente, Bogotá, Colombia, ml.vaca68@uniandes.edu.co.
authors.forename: Martha L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vaca-Bohórquez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003105:Colombia; D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D013997:Time Factors; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter