The phrase "a proxy for effectiveness" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a measure or indicator that stands in for or represents the concept of effectiveness in a particular context.
Example: "In our analysis, customer satisfaction scores serve as a proxy for effectiveness in our service delivery."
Alternatives: "a substitute for effectiveness" or "an indicator of effectiveness."
In the case of cancer vaccines, that might mean more markers of vaccine response like scientific tools that can measure whether the vaccine is generating an immune response that can serve as a proxy for effectiveness.
According to CHERG rules, we had recommended reduction in severe maternal morbidity/mortality as a proxy for effectiveness of calcium supplementation during pregnancy in reducing maternal mortality related to gestational hypertensive disorders, for inclusion in the LiST model.
Although several studies explored the effect of decision aid interventions on treatment decision making as a proxy for the effectiveness of the intervention, we believe that patient attitudes toward the decision making process may be a more important indicator of shared decision making effectiveness as the ultimate treatment choice may depend on several individual factors.
We have defined a dummy variable (PERSISTENCE) that is a proxy for AC effectiveness.
In the Amazon, fires are closely linked to deforestation, and thus can be used as a proxy for reserve effectiveness in protecting forest cover.
Our objective was to derive and test a claims-based algorithm to serve as a proxy for the effectiveness of medications for RA patients.
The extent to which the assessment of enabling such preferences can be used as a proxy for the effectiveness of palliative care delivery is also limited by this uncertainty.
We developed a novel, administrative data-based clinical effectiveness algorithm for use in future studies as a proxy for the clinical effectiveness of RA medications.
The number of employees should not be seen as a proxy for HMRC's effectiveness as a tax collector.
We created and tested a claims-based algorithm to serve as a proxy for the clinical effectiveness of RA medications.
The use of short-term mortality as an effectiveness measure in volume-effectiveness studies has been criticized, however, because it is a rather crude proxy for effectiveness and also a rather uncommon event that may cause problems in statistical modeling [ 13].
