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kidney_mass_children

Predict kidney mass for children

Description

For individuals under age 18, predict kidney mass from weight, height, and gender. using equations from Ogiu et al. 1997

Usage

kidney_mass_children(weight, height, gender)

Arguments

`weight`	Vector of weights in kg.
`height`	Vector of heights in cm.
`gender`	Vector of genders (either 'Male' or 'Female').

Value

A vector of kidney masses in kg.

Author(s)

Caroline Ring

References

Ogiu, Nobuko, et al. "A statistical analysis of the internal organ weights of normal Japanese people." Health physics 72.3 (1997): 368-383.

Ring, Caroline L., et al. "Identifying populations sensitive to environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability." Environment International 106 (2017): 105-118

httk

High-Throughput Toxicokinetics

v2.0.4

GPL-3

Authors

John Wambaugh [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4024-534X>), Robert Pearce [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-4049>), Caroline Ring [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-1251>), Greg Honda [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7713-9850>), Mark Sfeir [aut], Matt Linakis [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-2395>), Sarah Davidson [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2891-9380>), Miyuki Breen [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-4653>), Shannon Bell [ctb], Xiaoqing Chang [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-1848>), Jimena Davis [ctb], James Sluka [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-1404>), Nisha Sipes [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4203-6426>), Barbara Wetmore [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6878-5348>), Woodrow Setzer [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-9186>)

Initial release

2021-05-07