Medical aspects of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, October 1901—January 1904

• Published in: Epidemiology and Infection
• Main Author: Ekelof, Erik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1904
• Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Cape Horn; Horn The; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400002266; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022172400002266

The object of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition was to conduct researches relating to the geography and natural history of the Antarctic regions south of Cape Horn. The expedition was to start from Sweden during the autumn of 1901. On the approach of the Antarctic winter, in February or March 1902, s...