Definitions for "NHANES"
Keywords:  nutrition, nchs, cdc, dietary, survey
the National Health and Examination Survey. The Surveys [NHANES I, II, and III] were conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] from 1963 to 1994.
National Health And Nutrition Examination Study
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; a series of periodic surveys that collect height, weight and other information on the US population; data from NHANES was used to construct the 1977 NCHS growth charts and the 2000 CDC Growth Chart: United States