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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1993. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1993 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1992
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1992 or 1993
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2749 1218 1161 95.3 2399 87.3
55-592 2610 1336 1248 93.4 2599 99.6
60-64 2796 1336 705 52.8 2796 100.0
65-69 2667 228 132 57.9 228 8.5
Total 10822 4118 3246 78.8 8022 74.1

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 8 municipalities:
JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RUOKOLAHTI SAVITAIPALE TAIPALSAARI
YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
IMATRA RAUTJÄRVI