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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Pohjois-Savo health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1992. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1992 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1991
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1991 or 1992
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5734 2279 2090 91.7 4768 83.2
55-592 5462 3145 2879 91.5 5439 99.6
60-64 5816 1140 1058 92.8 4620 79.4
65-69 5912 - - - - -
Total 22924 6564 6027 91.8 14827 64.7

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 17 municipalities:
IISALMI JUANKOSKI KAAVI KEITELE KIURUVESI KUOPIO LAPINLAHTI
LEPPÄVIRTA MAANINKA NILSIÄ PIELAVESI RAUTAVAARA SIILINJÄRVI SONKAJÄRVI
TUUSNIEMI VARPAISJÄRVI VIEREMÄ

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
KARTTULA RAUTALAMPI SUONENJOKI TERVO VARKAUS VEHMERSALMI VESANTO