RT Journal
A1 Lebrun LA, LaVeist TA
T1 Black/white racial disparities in health: A cross-country comparison of canada and the united states
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2011
FD September 26
VO 171
IS 17
SP 1591
OP 1593
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.408
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.408
AB 
Research on health disparities in the United States has consistently reported poorer health outcomes among racial/ethnic minorities relative to whites, particularly among African Americans.1- 2 In Canada, there are limited studies on racial/ethnic groups, presumably because of concerns about small samples, confidentiality, and an emphasis on socioeconomic inequalities.3 The body of literature regarding black Canadians, which compose 2.5% of the nation, is beginning to emerge.