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		Antedependence Models for Longitudinal Data // Fitting,
		simulation, and inference for antedependence models for
		longitudinal data, as described in Zimmerman and Nunez-Anton
		(2009, ISBN:9781420011074). Supports integer-valued
		antedependence (INAD) models for count data with thinning
		operators (binomial, Poisson, negative binomial) and flexible
		innovation distributions (Poisson, Bell, negative binomial),
		categorical antedependence models for discrete-state
		longitudinal outcomes, and Gaussian antedependence (AD) models
		for continuous data. Implements maximum likelihood estimation
		via time-separable optimization and block coordinate descent,
		with confidence intervals based on Louis' identity and profile
		likelihood.
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