Medical End-of-Life Practices in Switzerland: A Comparison of 2001 and 2013

JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Apr;176(4):555-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7676.

Authors

Georg Bosshard¹, Ueli Zellweger², Matthias Bopp², Margareta Schmid², Samia A Hurst³, Milo A Puhan², Karin Faisst²

Affiliations

¹ Clinic for Geriatric Medicine, Zurich University Hospital, and Center on Aging and Mobility, University of Zurich and City Hospital Waid, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Institute for Ethics, History, and the Humanities, Geneva University Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 26927307
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7676

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MeSH terms

Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Palliative Care*
Suicide, Assisted / legislation & jurisprudence*