title: [Notes on a definition for alternatives practices and therapies in Quebec.].
abstract: The phenomenon of non-traditional therapies is firstly analyzed within the context of an increasing number of approaches in the therapeutic field in Quebec and the Western hemisphere and of the development of health care alternatives. The growth and diversity of alternative therapies legitimizes the need to establish an operational definition of this phenomenon, which is the framework of this article.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saillant
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavergne