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Original Article

Acute effects of kava, alone or in combination with alcohol, on subjective measures of impairment and intoxication and on cognitive performance

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Pages 147-155 | Received 14 Oct 1996, Accepted 16 Jan 1997, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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