Developing a patient safety incident classification system for primary care. A literature review and Delphi-survey by the LINNEAUS collaboration on patient safety in primary care

Kerstin KlempGoethe University Frankfurt am Main, Institute of General Practice, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]

Susan DoveyUniversity of Otago, Department of General Practice and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Jose M ValderasUniversity of Exeter Medical School, Pen CLAHRC, Institute for Health Services Research, Exeter, UK

Julia RoheGerman Agency for Quality in Medicine (AQuMed/ÄZQ), Department of Patient Safety, Berlin, Germany

Maciek Godycki-CwirkoMedical University of Lodz, Centre for Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lodz, Poland

Phillip ElliottGoethe University Frankfurt am Main, Institute of General Practice, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Martin BeyerGoethe University Frankfurt am Main, Institute of General Practice, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Ferdin M. GerlachGoethe University Frankfurt am Main, Institute of General Practice, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Barbara HoffmannGoethe University Frankfurt am Main, Institute of General Practice, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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