Acknowledgement
The authors acknowledge Mrs. Umaporn Udomsubpayakul, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, for her assistance with the statistical analysis, Ms. Napapat Butrsriphum for her assistance with the study, and all pediatric liver transplant teams for patient care.
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