title: The evaluation method for assessing a diagnostic test of HIV: some noteworthy issues.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China.
authors.forename: Qiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
authors.forename: Fu-Yi
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biology, College of Science, National University of Defense and Technology, Changsha 411105, China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China; Xiamen Zhongshan Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361004, China.
authors.forename: Li-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen 518057, China; Xiamen Zhongshan Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361004, China. Electronic address: yangtianci@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Tian-Ci
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies
keywords: Accuracy; Diagnostic test; Gold standard; Randomized and blind test