PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Capen, K. TI - Courts, licensing bodies turning their attention to alternative therapies DP - 1997 May 01 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 1307--1308 VI - 156 IP - 9 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/9/1307.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/9/1307.full SO - CMAJ1997 May 01; 156 AB - The growing interest in alternative medicine has come to the attention of both Canadian licensing bodies and the courts. Two recent cases, a disciplinary hearing and a medical-malpractice action, illustrate that physicians need to understand the range and complexity of issues surrounding nonconventional therapies and their clinical use.