Selected publications by Georg Bosshard
For a comprehensive list of all publications see:
Publications Bosshard Okt 2011
Recent publications
Güth U, Myrick ME, Reisch T, Bosshard G, Schmid SM (2011) Suicide in breast cancer patients: An individual-centered approach provides insight beyond epidemiology. Acta Oncol 50:1037-44.
Bosshard G, Materstvedt LJ (2011) Medical and societal issues in euthanasia and assisted suicide. In: Chadwick R, ten Have H, Meslin EM (eds) The SAGE Handbook of Health Care Ethics. Sage publications, London, p.202-218.
Bosshard G (2010) Die geltende Sterbehilfepraxis regeln. Neue Zürcher Zeitung 233:13,07.October
Original articles
Materstvedt LJ, Bosshard G (2009). Deep and continuous palliative sedation (terminal sedation): clinical-ethical and philosophical aspects. Lancet Oncology 10:622-627
Fischer S, Huber C, Imhof L, Mahrer R, Furter M, Ziegler SJ, Bosshard G (2008) Suicide assisted by two Swiss right-to-die organisations. J Med Ethics 84:810-814
Bosshard G, Broeckaert B, Clark D, Materstvedt LJ, Gordijn B, Müller-Busch C (2008) A role for doctors in assisted dying? An analysis of legal regulations and medical professional positions in six European countries. J Med Eth 34:28-23
Ziegler SJ, Bosshard G (2007) Role of non-governmental organisations in physician assisted suicide. BMJ 334:295-298
Bosshard G, Nilstun T, Bilsen J, Norup M, Miccinesi G, van Delden JJM, Faisst K, van der Heide A (2005) Forgoing treatment at the end of life in six European countries. Arch Int Med 165:401-407
Book chapters
Materstvedt LJ, Bosshard G (2010) Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. In: Hanks G, Portenoy R, Christakis N, Fallon M, Kaasa S, Cherny N (eds) Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, 4th edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Bosshard G (2008) Euthanasia and Law in Switzerland. In: Griffiths J, Weyers H, Adams M (eds) Euthanasia and Law in Europe. Hart Publishing, Oxford, p. 463-482
Bosshard G (2008) Liberalisierung der Sterbehilfe – Erfahrungen in der Schweiz. In: Junginger Th (ed) Grenzsituationen der Intensivmedizin. Springer, Heidelberg, p. 245-250