[Geriatric assessment in Norway. Scandinavian guidelines for geriatric medicine]

The Nordic countries have collaborated on reviewing and updating the guidelines of comprehensive case assessment in geriatric medicine. The Norwegian version of the document produced has recently been published as the official guidelines for the Norwegian Geriatrics Association. The document describes the status of geriatric medicine in the Nordic countries and summarizes the available documentation on its effectiveness and management. It also presents a detailed plan for carrying out geriatric case assessment. Scales for clinical use are evaluated and specific recommendations made with regard to their use in clinical practice. In this article the document is briefly described and commented on.