The phrase "a proxy for delay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that something serves as a substitute or representation for a delay in a process or action.
Example: "The lack of communication was seen as a proxy for delay in the project's progress."
Alternatives: "a substitute for delay" or "an indicator of delay."
A late age at adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy has been proposed as a proxy for delayed infection with EBV or other viruses (Perrillat et al, 2002).
A late age at adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy has been proposed as a proxy for delayed infection with Epstein Barr virus (EBv) (Perrillat et al, 2002).
We conducted logistic regression analysis in SPSS 19.0 (Chicago, IL, USA) to identify person and disease characteristics associated with passive case finding as a proxy for delayed case finding.
While there are limitations associated with using IEP as a proxy for developmental delays (e.g., under-identification of disabilities), nearly 20% of enrollees in our study had an IEP, which approximates the 12% of Head Start children nationally with an IEP [ 16] and the 33% prevalence estimate of delay from a previous study [ 29].
We investigated predictors of first-ever emergency admissions for cancer, as a proxy for first-ever delayed or untimely diagnosis by the emergency route.
The main effect of deprivation (as a proxy for morbidity) is to increase delays, and the effect of price on delay is reduced in absolute value when patients are more income deprived.
Obstetricians were also more associated with referred cases (a proxy for the severity of cases and delay in gaining access to care), but this difference is not statistically significant (results not shown).
Here we analyzed the delay from screening to initiation of ART as a proxy for the time available for patient preparation before starting therapy.
As a proxy for such errors in outpatient care, we obtained frequency estimates for missed and delayed diagnosis of CRC and lung cancer, represented in the two cancer studies, 4 5 respectively.
Stratification by cause of death (a proxy for the likelihood of an end-of-life decision) was not possible because of the delay in registration of causes of death.
