title: [My road to Asclepius - and away from there].
abstract: In this essay the Swedish author, physician and medical scientist Lars Gyllensten recalls his medical memories. The article is based on a lecture that he gave at the Karolinska Institute in 1998. He began his medical studies in 1940 and in the essay we meet a lot of well-known Swedish doctors from the past. Later on, and after publishing several novels, Gyllensten was elected as a member of the Swedish Academy.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutes, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gyllensten
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D008091:Literature / Q000266:history*; D008511:Medicine; D013548:Sweden
vernacular_title: Min väg till Asklepios - och därifrån.