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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1991 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1990 or 1991
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2044 939 845 90.0 1476 72.2
55-592 1914 758 673 88.8 1916 100.1
60-64 1955 695 614 88.3 1084 55.4
65-69 1952 - - - - -
Total 7865 2392 2132 89.1 4476 56.9

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the Decree on Public Health (1992).

Tabulation is based on registration from 13 municipalities:
HALSUA HIMANKA KANNUS KAUSTINEN KOKKOLA KRUUNUPYY KÄLVIÄ
LESTIJÄRVI LOHTAJA PERHO TOHOLAMPI ULLAVA VETELI