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The physicians on staff at the Family Medicine Unit of the Medical Centre of Laval University evaluated the quality of medical treatment by a method of control involving objective criteria. This study is based on 88 entries in the medical records of patients who were seen for the dispensing of oral contraceptives. The information contained in these entries was compared to criteria published in the 1985 Canadian Report on Oral Contraceptives. On average, each record contained 60%-80% of the criteria, depending on the type of visit. For each criterion analysed separately, the proportion of entries corresponding to the norm varies between 6% and 95%. Overall, the quality of the entries is good. The standard to be attained is correspondence with the recommendations set out in the 1985.