Translated abstract:
In the present work the representation of the doctor-patient-relationship in Austria is analysed in the "Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift" of the annual expenses of 1947-2009. Here the ethical aspects of the doctor-patient-relationship are analysed, one the one hand, moreover, it is entered especially on the juridical aspects also with reference to the German legal situation. Finally the development of terminal care, hospice movement and palliative care in Austria is shown.