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For an extension of this important theorem to a comparison theorem involving three or more real second order equations see the Hartman–Mingarelli comparison theorem where a simple proof was given using the Mingarelli identity /w/index.php?title=Hartman%E2%80%93Mingarelli_comparison_theorem&action=edit&redlink=1