Drawing upon Practice-based theorizing in general and Actor Network Theory and theories of Communities of Practices in particular the paper develops an analytical strategy for understanding “life” in projects. The analytical strategy is applied on empirical material from an 18-month ethnographic study of a construction project. The project is interpreted as constellation of networked practices,...

The increase in the volume of data collected for administrative purposes has introduced new difficulties in extracting useful information to support decision making. The aim of this study is to present some new methodological approaches for the utilization of administrative registers in research and in production of statistical information by combining fruitful ideas from the fields of statisti...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is a routine part of oncology care in adult patients, but it is used much less frequently among children with incurable cancer. We surveyed Canadian pediatric oncologists to learn about their knowledge and use of PRT and to identify potential barriers to referral. METHODS A 13-item questionnaire assessing PRT knowledge and utilization was s...