"provoke concern" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that brings forth fear, worry, or unease. For example, "The news of another economic downturn has provoked considerable concern among citizens."
What has been going on in North Korea and East Asia that might provoke concern for the United States?
The emphasis on health in this year's Budget is bound to provoke concern about the impact on investment in housing.
Abdominal pain after ERCP is common, and although it is frequently nonspecific and self-limited, it may provoke concern for complications and thus distress both patients and physicians.
Your weird and strongly held religious beliefs may provoke concern from those in Britain who are wary of the American-style incursion of religion into civic life.
In normal times, when an active four-star general implies in public that the Army is under such strain that it might flounder if an unexpected war broke out, or might require a draft to muster adequate troop levels, he could expect to provoke concern and comment from, say, the President of the United States.
The idea is likely to provoke concern over the capacity of country's state school sector, as well as criticism at the policy's contradiction with the government's recent imposition of a cap on education visas as part of a drive to bring down net migration.
Research scenarios are created to raise design challenges and provoke concerns of ethics so that students can not only learn about methodological procedures and contribute individually, but also engage in higher-level thinking through problem solving and group negotiation.
First, we have excluded 75/603 (12.4%) files, which seems high and may provoke concerns regarding biased data.
Despite the high sensitivity and no limitation in tissue penetration of signal, radio-labeled nanoparticles still provoke concerns of their in vivo (long-term) integrity (or stability).
However, aspects of the two trials provoke concerns about comparing them with the original study by Rivers and colleagues [ 4], including population severity, administration of fluids prior to randomization, and the overall mortality rate.
But the admission has provoked concern from the Argentinian government.
