blood_mass_correct {httk}

Find average blood masses by age.

Description

If blood mass from blood_weight is negative or very small, then just default to the mean blood mass by age. (Geigy Scientific Tables, 7th ed.)

Usage

blood_mass_correct(blood_mass, age_months, age_years, gender, weight)

Arguments

blood_mass

A vector of blood masses in kg to be replaced with averages.

age_months

A vector of ages in months.

age_years

A vector of ages in years.

gender

A vector of genders (either 'Male' or 'Female').

weight

A vector of body weights in kg.

Value

A vector of blood masses in kg.

Author(s)

Caroline Ring

References

Geigy Pharmaceuticals, "Scientific Tables", 7th Edition, John Wiley and Sons (1970)

Ring CL, Pearce RG, Setzer RW, Wetmore BA, Wambaugh JF (2017). “Identifying populations sensitive to environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability.” Environment International, 106, 105–118.