TY - BOOK AU - Finau,Sitaleki À. ED - Pacific Health Research Council. TI - Kava and Pacific health T2 - Anthology Series, SN - 982515005X PY - 2002/// CY - Suva, Fiji PB - Pacific Health Research Council KW - Kava (Beverage) KW - Oceania KW - Health aspects KW - Composition KW - Physiological effect N1 - "Pacific Health Research Council Secretariat"--Title page; "Prepared for publication at the School of Public and Primary Care and Hoodless House, Fiji School of Medicine, Suva, Fiji Islands, 2002"--Title page; Includes bibliographical references N2 - "The current controversies on kava provide the impetus for this selection of papers. The aim is to provide background readings for a rational scientific discussion rather than the current subjective social, economic and political positioning. Kava is too important to Pacificans as a cultural commodity and a source of livelihood to be treated with no less than objective science. This anthology will provide some context for the Pacific Kava Research Symposium (6 to 7 November) and International Kava Conference (April 2003) in Fiji"--Preface ER -