African-American Canadians Who Receive Kidney Transplants Fare Better Than Those In US
Sunday, November 2, 2008 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
African American kidney disease patients in both Canada and the United States are less likely than Caucasian Americans to have access to kidney transplants, but only African-Americans in the United States have worse health outcomes than Caucasians after a transplant is performed, according to a new study. The results could further open the debate about what has driven the disparities seen only in the United States.