title: Introduction to benchmark dose methods and U.S. EPA's benchmark dose software (BMDS) version 2.1.1.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA. davis.allen@epa.gov
authors.forename: J Allen
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gift
authors.forename: Q Jay
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D019055:No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018401:Sample Size; D012984:Software / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental