Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10

Background: Environmental air pollution is associated with a higher incidence of respiratory diseases, absenteeism and costs. Aim: To model the health related economic benefits associated to a reduction in air pollution and the resulting lower prevalence of respiratory diseases, in a Chilean city. M...

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Autores principales:	CERDA,ARCADIO A, GARCÍA,LEIDY Y
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2010
Materias:	Air pollution Public health Respiratory tract diseases
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720100012000082011-01-27Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10CERDA,ARCADIO AGARCÍA,LEIDY Y Air pollution Public health Respiratory tract diseases Background: Environmental air pollution is associated with a higher incidence of respiratory diseases, absenteeism and costs. Aim: To model the health related economic benefits associated to a reduction in air pollution and the resulting lower prevalence of respiratory diseases, in a Chilean city. Material and Methods: A time series model for year 2006 was elaborated. The dependent variable was the number of consultations for respiratory disease. The independent variables were air pollution expressed as particulate matter of 10 micrometers or less (PM10), minimum and maximum environmental temperatures, environmental humidity and number of consultations for chronic diseases. Results: The variables that best explained the number of consultations for respiratory diseases were PM10, minimal environmental temperatures and preexisting respiratory diseases. In a hypothetical scenery of a 67% reduction in PM10, 69% of medical consultations for respiratory diseases would be avoided. This would result in a net saving of US$ 345,000 per year. Conclusions: The reduction in PM10 emissions would result in an important reduction in consultations for respiratory diseases and monetary savings.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.138 n.11 20102010-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001200008es10.4067/S0034-98872010001200008
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topic	Air pollution Public health Respiratory tract diseases
spellingShingle	Air pollution Public health Respiratory tract diseases CERDA,ARCADIO A GARCÍA,LEIDY Y Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10
description	Background: Environmental air pollution is associated with a higher incidence of respiratory diseases, absenteeism and costs. Aim: To model the health related economic benefits associated to a reduction in air pollution and the resulting lower prevalence of respiratory diseases, in a Chilean city. Material and Methods: A time series model for year 2006 was elaborated. The dependent variable was the number of consultations for respiratory disease. The independent variables were air pollution expressed as particulate matter of 10 micrometers or less (PM10), minimum and maximum environmental temperatures, environmental humidity and number of consultations for chronic diseases. Results: The variables that best explained the number of consultations for respiratory diseases were PM10, minimal environmental temperatures and preexisting respiratory diseases. In a hypothetical scenery of a 67% reduction in PM10, 69% of medical consultations for respiratory diseases would be avoided. This would result in a net saving of US$ 345,000 per year. Conclusions: The reduction in PM10 emissions would result in an important reduction in consultations for respiratory diseases and monetary savings.
author	CERDA,ARCADIO A GARCÍA,LEIDY Y
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title	Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10
title_short	Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10
title_full	Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10
title_fullStr	Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10
title_full_unstemmed	Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10
title_sort	contaminación del aire en la florida (talca, chile): beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles pm10
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2010
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001200008
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Contaminación del aire en la Florida (Talca, Chile): Beneficios económicos en salud por la reducción de los niveles PM10

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