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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1997. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1997 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1996
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1996 or 1997
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2661 1594 1439 90.3 2658 99.9
55-592 2004 872 794 91.1 2012 100.4
60-64 1861 205 185 90.2 525 28.2
65-69 1861 96 83 86.5 96 5.2
Total 8387 2767 2501 90.4 5291 63.1

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