TY - JOUR T1 - Black/white racial disparities in health: A cross-country comparison of canada and the united states AU - Lebrun LA, LaVeist TA Y1 - 2011/09/26 N1 - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.408 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 1591 EP - 1593 VL - 171 IS - 17 N2 - 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. SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.408 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.408 ER -