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The individuals making up a population vary considerably. Body weight varies with age, and also among individuals of any givien age. The other major difference between individuals in a population is in body composition. A person may be lean, average, muscular or obese.
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Woerlee, G.M. (1992). Body Weight and Composition. In: Kinetics and Dynamics of Intravenous Anesthetics. Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiolgy, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-28009-7_7
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