title: Small area estimation of sparse disease counts using shared component models-application to birth defect registry data in New South Wales, Australia.
authors.affiliation: Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health, The University of Sydney, 55 Uralba Street, Lismore, New South Wales 2480, Australia. arul_earnest@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Arul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Earnest
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lincoln
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Summerhayes
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donoghue
authors.forename: Therese
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muscatello
authors.forename: Kerrie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mengersen