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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa 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 2328 1413 1279 90.5 2326 99.9
55-592 2008 791 715 90.4 2013 100.2
60-64 1886 320 278 86.9 768 40.7
65-69 1914 - - - 110 5.7
Total 8136 2524 2272 90.0 5217 64.1

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 13 municipalities:
HALSUA HIMANKA KANNUS KAUSTINEN KOKKOLA KRUUNUPYY KÄLVIÄ
LESTIJÄRVI LOHTAJA PERHO TOHOLAMPI ULLAVA VETELI