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Relation between ascent rate and efficacy of pharmacological prevention of acute mountain sickness (17 trials; in the bottom graph one trial42 is omitted as event rates with placebo and with intervention were similar and thus the number needed to treat could not be calculated). Each symbol represents one trial; symbol sizes do not take into account trial size
