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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1996. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1996 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1995
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1995 or 1996
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2829 1311 1231 93.9 2338 82.6
55-592 2632 1471 1392 94.6 2622 99.6
60-64 2399 778 741 95.2 1717 71.6
65-69 2510 141 128 90.8 541 21.6
Total 10370 3701 3492 94.4 7218 69.6

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 7 municipalities:
JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI SAVITAIPALE TAIPALSAARI YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
IMATRA RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI