RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Courts, licensing bodies turning their attention to alternative therapies JF Canadian Medical Association Journal JO CMAJ FD Canadian Medical Association SP 1307 OP 1308 VO 156 IS 9 A1 Capen, K. YR 1997 UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/9/1307.abstract 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.