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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa 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 2048 1155 1039 90.0 1743 85.1
55-592 1897 1158 1028 88.8 1901 100.2
60-64 1903 161 144 89.4 1221 64.2
65-69 1966 - - - - -
Total 7814 2474 2211 89.4 4865 62.3

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