blood_mass_correct: Find average blood masses by age.

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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)

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