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		Stepped-Wedge Clinical Trial Analysis and Power Simulation //
		Provides reusable functions for aggregated cluster-period data,
		mixed-effects analysis, and simulation-based power and type I
		error evaluation in stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials.
		The design and mixed-effects analysis follow Hussey and Hughes
		(2007) doi:10.1016/j.cct.2006.05.007. Intraclass correlations
		for binary outcomes are converted to logistic-normal random-
		intercept standard deviations following Eldridge, Ukoumunne and
		Carlin (2009) doi:10.1111/j.1751-5823.2009.00092.x. Monte Carlo
		uncertainty in estimated power is summarized using the exact
		binomial interval of Clopper and Pearson (1934)
		doi:10.1093/biomet/26.4.404. The simulation engine supports
		sequence-specific baseline risks, cluster random effects,
		direct intraclass-correlation specification, Monte Carlo
		uncertainty intervals, and model-fitting diagnostics. Applied
		physician and specialty helpers are retained for backward
		compatibility and for an example health-services workflow.
	</longdescription>
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