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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1995. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1995 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1994
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1994 or 1995
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2232 1418 1272 89.7 2222 99.6
55-592 1900 1068 971 90.9 1862 98.0
60-64 1853 207 188 90.8 1355 73.1
65-69 1952 - - - 381 19.5
Total 7937 2693 2431 90.3 5820 73.3

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