title: The caduceus and the aesculapian staff: ancient eastern origins, evolution, and western parallels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Metzer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002835:Christianity; D004616:Emblems and Insignia / Q000266:history*; D006115:Greece; D006666:History of Medicine; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D008889:Military Personnel; D009229:Mythology; D012384:Rome; D012911:Snakes; D014481:United States