title: [From the aesculapian staff to the mercurial caduceus].
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. pesquisa@carnet.tche.br
authors.forename: Paulo R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Prates
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000266:history*; D004616:Emblems and Insignia / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D012955:Societies, Medical