title: Screening and assessing the nutritional status of older people.
abstract: Nutritional status can be defined as 'the state of health produced by the balance between requirement and intake of nutrients' ( Barker 1996 ). When assessing or screening for malnutrition it is nutritional status that is considered.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Head of Nutrition and Dietetic Services, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McDougall