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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1991 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1990 or 1991
Coverage
% of population
50-542 4186 1748 1638 93.7 3099 74.0
55-592 3767 1820 1714 94.2 3763 99.9
60-64 4130 1347 1246 92.5 2322 56.2
65-69 3785 - - - - -
Total 15868 4915 4598 93.6 9184 57.9

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 10 municipalities:
IMATRA JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI
SAVITAIPALE TAIPALSAARI YLÄMAA