International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 407-415 , December 2003

Five years of needle syringe exchange in Manipur, India: programme and contextual issues

  • Mukta Sharma

      Affiliations

    • London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A2AE, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-208-5421-269.
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  • Samiran Panda

      Affiliations

    • HIV/AIDS (SPARSHA), AE-35, Rabindra Polly, Kestopur, Kolkata-101, India
    • ,
  • Umesh Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Asian Harm Reduction Network, Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • ,
  • Haobam Nanao Singh

      Affiliations

    • Asian Harm Reduction Network, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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  • Charanjit Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Khwai Lalumbung Makhong, RIMS Road, Imphal, Manipur, India
    • ,
  • Rajkumar Raju Singh

      Affiliations

    • Khwai Lalumbung Makhong, RIMS Road, Imphal, Manipur, India

Received 1 December 2002 ,Revised 15 March 2003 ,Accepted 8 July 2003.

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International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 407-415 , December 2003

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