title: The use of support groups among pregnant substance abusers: implications for managed care.
abstract: The Better Chance Program offers a model for coordinating managed care for pregnant substance abusers. Support groups may prove useful for other high-risk segments of society inasmuch as they are enrolled in more restrictive health delivery systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Administration, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045-2503, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McCaul
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Svikis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kerns
mesh_terms: D015142:Baltimore; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*