The MHC is also thought to act as a proxy for general outbreeding, with all the hybrid vigour that can bring.
Several Blue Dogs declined to talk publicly about their views, while others said health care had become a proxy for general voter distrust of the federal government and fear about the Obama administration's perceived intrusion into private markets.
To interpret the results, they used racial diversity as a proxy for general social dissimilarity (previous research has shown, they say, that "racial diversity is often associated with relational challenges including greater conflict, lower cohesion, and lower-quality communication").
Racial diversity as a proxy for general social dissimilarity may hold true for a great many workplaces in America, but may not be as straightforward in other countries (or at other parties).
Second, it is possible that trade is serving as a proxy for general feelings about the economy.
Finally, we explore the conditions under which number of medical encounters can serve as a proxy for general health.
He went on to point out that after analyzing the polling data, it's clear that the American public's deficit fears don't translate into a desire for massive cuts of programs like social security, but are merely a "proxy for general anxiety".
Water contamination is caused by several sources and we used the number of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDESS) [ 36] permits in a county as a proxy for general water contamination.
Serious adverse events were followed up by contacting the patient, their proxy, their general practitioner or consulting medical records for more information.
In the present study, using previously studied data, we hypothesized that peripheral joint laxity, as a proxy of general joint hypermobility, measured in early pregnancy was associated with pregnancy-induced back pain in late pregnancy and three months postpartum.
