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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1994. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1994 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1993
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1993 or 1994
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2115 804 725 90.2 2108 99.7
55-592 1932 1196 1071 89.5 1925 99.6
60-64 1830 1127 297 26.4 1783 97.4
65-69 1982 - - - 602 30.4
Total 7859 3127 2093 66.9 6418 81.7

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